Tinubu Orders Arrest Over Fake Made in Nigeria Agency Uncovered by ICPC

The Federal Government has taken decisive action after discovering a massive fraudulent operation, with President Bola Tinubu officially ordering the immediate arrest of the promoter behind a fake Made in Nigeria agency.

This stunning revelation came to light following an intensive investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, which discovered that the illegal entity had brazenly allocated itself office space directly within the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The unauthorized office operated under the lengthy moniker of the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, completely bypassing any legitimate presidential approval or constitutional framework.

According to official briefings provided by ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu, the unmasking of this fake Made in Nigeria agency revealed a highly organized and expansive structure.

The fraudulent project falsely claimed to possess a nationwide and international footprint, boasting an executive director, a director of national administration, three zonal directors, and twenty individual state coordinators.

Shockingly, the organization even listed official representatives stationed in both the United States and China.

Investigators identified the alleged mastermind behind the operation as George Buchi Nwabueze, a man who reportedly utilized multiple variations of his name—including Prince George Buchi Nwabueze, Hon. George Buchi Nwabueze, and George Nathan—to evade detection while coordinating the elaborate scheme.

In response to the severe security and administrative breach caused by the fake Made in Nigeria agency, the presidency has not stopped at simply pursuing the primary promoter. As detailed in recent coverage by BusinessDay News, President Tinubu also mandated the immediate suspension of three high-ranking permanent secretaries: M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah.

The anti-graft agency strongly suspects that these senior public servants acted as active collaborators within the government, facilitating the illegal allocation of federal office space and granting the fraudulent project an unearned veneer of state-backed legitimacy.

This latest scandal represents the fourth fictitious government body exposed since April, highlighting severe procedural weaknesses within the civil service.

The ICPC's ongoing crackdown on these sophisticated impersonation networks underscores a renewed commitment to purging systemic corruption at the highest levels.

As investigations continue to widen, authorities are heavily scrutinizing internal vetting processes to ensure that rogue operators and internal collaborators can no longer exploit federal infrastructure and taxpayer resources for personal gain.

Here are 20 state coordinators as Obtained by Punch Newspaper