The management of Corpran International Limited has rejected allegations concerning the Nigeria Police Housing Scheme in Mbora District, Abuja, characterizing claims made by a former legal representative of the company (names withheld) as false, malicious, and misleading.
In a statement, the company and its Managing Director, Mr. Andy Chime, stated that allegations connecting the project to the alleged “shady sale” of police barracks and implicating former Inspectors-General of Police lacked merit and were intended to tarnish the reputation of a legitimate housing development initiative.
The company explained that the Mbora project did not involve the sale of police assets but was a structured joint venture between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Corpran International Limited aimed at delivering affordable housing to police personnel.
According to the statement, the partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on July 27, 2015. Under the agreement, Corpran International Limited provided the financing, design, and construction of 52 housing units located at Plot 1848, Mbora District, Abuja.
The company further noted that half of the housing units were made available to police officers at subsidized rates in line with the welfare objectives of the scheme. “The project was duly completed and commissioned by the then Inspector-General of Police, Idris Kpotum,” the statement said.
Corpran claimed that the dispute originated from a personal property matter involving the company’s legal representative, who was reportedly allocated a housing unit within the estate as a gesture of goodwill.
The company alleged that the legal representative failed to comply with the agreed payment terms and declined to pay the outstanding balance on the property, leading to legal proceedings aimed at recovering the unit.
Corpran also responded to reports by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) regarding the project’s funding, noting that the matter is currently before the Federal High Court.
The company referenced suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1630/2023, stating that concerns relating to the transparency of the project’s financing have been presented before the court.
Maintaining its position, Corpran asserted that the estate was funded through established real estate development and mortgage financing procedures, emphasizing that efforts to portray the arrangement as irregular were misleading.
