A financial consultancy firm, Rosiyke Financial Consult Ltd, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over an alleged conspiracy to derail a pending criminal case involving a N350,900,000 fraud.
The petition, dated May 15, 2025, was submitted by the firm’s legal counsel, Ernest Annie Nwoye.
It concerns Charge No: ID/24069C/2024, currently pending before a Lagos court.
Rosiyke is urging the IGP to investigate the roles of two police officers— a Superintendent of Police (SP) and an Inspector —whom it accused of attempting to compromise the case.
The case stems from a July 2022 transaction in which Ms. Rukkaya Saadina Dantata allegedly received N350.9 million from Rosiyke to remit $580,000 to suppliers in China.
While she reportedly admitted receiving the funds during interrogation by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the telex confirmations she provided were later discovered to be fake.
Despite the severity of the allegations, Ms. Dantata was granted bail and not detained, allegedly due to high-level interference.
A proposed repayment plan soon collapsed after she became unreachable, and both she and her guarantor were declared missing.
According to the petition, the FCID under former Deputy Inspector-General Sylvester Alabi made efforts to trace Ms. Dantata, including placing her on an Interpol red notice and an immigration watch list.
In early 2024, a N100 million settlement was reportedly brokered by a retired Commissioner of Police now serving as a company’s Chief Security Officer.
However, the settlement was never honoured, and Ms. Dantata remains at large.
In a recent development, the petitioner alleged that members of Ms. Dantata’s family made a fresh settlement offer in March 2025, which also failed to materialize.
Shortly after, two police officers, a Superintendent (SP) and an Inspector, neither of whom were assigned to the case, allegedly filed a notice of discontinuance dated March 28, 2025, in court without the knowledge or consent of the FCID’s prosecuting counsel.
Rosiyke Financial Consult expressed concern that this act may have been influenced by ethnic bias.
The petitioner claims that Ms. Dantata had boasted she would never be jailed as long as the current DIG in charge of the FCID—reportedly from her home state of Kano remains in office.
“Our client believes this act amounts to professional misconduct and obstruction of justice,” the petition stated.
The petitioner urged the IGP to investigate the conduct of two police officers and ensure that the case proceeds to full prosecution.
They emphasized that a criminal charge cannot be withdrawn without the consent of the court or the Attorney-General of the Federation. Any attempt to circumvent due process, they warned, undermines public confidence and damages the reputation of the Nigeria Police Force.
They also called on the IGP to ensure justice is served, restitution made, and anyone involved in obstructing the case held accountable.