By Obilor Emmy
LAGOS
A former technical staff of Alpha Beta Consulting LLP, Mr. Segun Oluwasanmi, has allegedly raised the alarm over alleged internal fraud, forgery, and bribery within the organization, naming two serving officials and calling for immediate investigation by anti-graft agencies.
In a formal petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and also addressed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigeria Police Force, Oluwasanmi, through the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR), obtained by the press, accused Olumide Hezekiah Idowu, a project manager at Alpha Beta, of forgery and data manipulation, and Mrs. Anjola Ige-Amusan of facilitating bribery within the firm.
According to the petition, Idowu, who was employed as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), allegedly falsified internal documents in 2023 by digitally extracting Oluwasanmi’s signature and inserting it into sensitive documents without authorization. The act, the petition stated, contravenes the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, particularly Section 14 (Forgery of Electronic Records) and Section 25 (System Interference and Data Manipulation).
The complaint further accused Idowu of manipulating the “Revision History” section of the company’s 2023 Cybersecurity Policy by retroactively crediting another staff member, Charles Igbah, alongside Oluwasanmi, for the original 2019 version—an act allegedly aimed at distorting historical authorship for undisclosed motives.
Additionally, Mrs. Anjola Ige-Amusan was alleged to have accepted a ₦150,000 bribe to cover up acts of misconduct and “back criminality” within the organization, according to the petition.
In response to the escalating concerns, Alpha Beta’s Group Managing Director, Otunba Akinsanya Doherty, reportedly convened an internal panel on September 20, 2023, to investigate the claims. The petition notes that Idowu confessed to some of the allegations during the panel’s sitting on September 28.
However, Oluwasanmi claims that despite this development, he was never given access to the official panel report, a violation of the company’s human resource policies. He also alleges that following the incident, he was subjected to undue pressure and intimidation within the workplace, culminating in his termination in January 2025.
Efforts to obtain responses from those named in the petition have so far been unsuccessful. Calls to Mrs. Ige-Amusan went unanswered, while Mr. Idowu declined to comment, telling Timeswatch that the media should direct all inquiries to Alpha Beta Consulting LLP.
He also expressed displeasure that his contact details were allegedly shared with the press by Oluwasanmi.
As of press time, Alpha Beta Consulting LLP has yet to issue an official response to the petition or the allegations contained therein.
