Obasanjo IIMarch 2002 — January 2005· 11th indigenous IGP
Mustafa Adebayo (Tafa) Balogun
Convicted of money laundering and theft (FHC Abuja, 2005); plea bargain; ₦15bn forfeiture.
The record
Mustafa Adebayo Balogun — popularly known as Tafa Balogun — was IGP from March 2002 until his suspension in January 2005 over an EFCC investigation into the looting of police funds.
He was charged in 2005 before the Federal High Court Abuja with money laundering and theft. Under a plea bargain he forfeited assets valued at about ₦17 billion (approximately ₦15 billion in cash and property recovered).
Notable
- First IGP to be prosecuted and convicted of corruption.
- Plea bargain returned ~₦15bn to the Federation.
Sources
- EFCC v. Tafa Balogun, FHC Abuja (2005)
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged
Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.