ABEOKUTA- OPERATIVES of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Commission, ICPC, have stormed Abeokuta, Ogun state capital to comb the 20 local Government areas for documents on past contracts executed during the immediate past administration of Gbenga Daniel.

An official of the commission, who pleaded anonymity, hinted of the presence of some officials from Abuja Headquarters to comb all the local Governments in the state, following some petitions pending before the commission against the ex-local Government chairmen.

According to the source, “our officials came from Abuja last week and visited all the local Governments to look for some documents to treat the cases pending before it on alleged inflated contracts.”

Confirming the action, the National Coordinator of ICPC, Mr Folu Olamiti said yesterday that the commission was combing the state over some petitions it received and that many of the past office holders were in court for corrupt practices, but refused to give names.

According to him “when an investigation is going on, we don’t talk about it, it is an allegation of corrupt practices. We do our work painstakingly. We don’t assume until we discover the authenticity of the claim. We are combing it, we have some petitions and we have some of them in court for corrupt practices, wouldn’t tell you their names for now.”

Meanwhile, ahead of possible arraignment of Daniel alongside others, fear has gripped some of his loyalists, especially those who were either awarded contracts or appointed into political offices between 2003 and 2011 when Daniel was governor of the state.

It was gathered yesterday that, some of the loyalists, especially, ex-local government chairmen were said to have gone into hiding while prayer warriors were said to have been contracted to rescue their former council henchmen.