By Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem
Mairiga Hassan Shahru, a staff member of the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), accused for allegedly leaking some “classified documents”, has reportedly been queried.
He was subsequently arrested and detained.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Adewale Ajao has confirmed the arrest of Shahru, and indicated that the FCTA staff will soon be charged to court.
He was, however, said to have been released on bail.
It was gathered that, the staff allegedly leaked a certificate of occupancy showing land allocated to two sons of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
But the minister had during a live media chat last week dismissed the alleged allocation of the land to his sons as false. He said, the speculation arose from mere mischief by someone from Adamawa State whom he did not name.
The Senior Special Assistant to Mr. Wike on Public Communications, Lere Olayinka had two days before the minister’s rebuttal stated that no such allocations were made.
A document being circulated online titled “Letter of Query” and addressed to Hassan Mairiga Shahru (Land Resource Officer I) accused him of allegedly engaging in acts considered to be serious misconduct, contrary to the provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR).
Specifically, he was accused of: -”Unathorised disclosure of official information to unathorised persons, which constitutes a clear violation of PSR 100401 and 100402(j). -”Breach of oath of secrecy which you swore to uphold upon assumption of duty under the PSR 100402(o). -”Conduct unbecoming of a public officer as defined under PSR 100402(aa), thereby undermining the integrity and confidentiality required of your office”.