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The ad-hoc committee of the house of representatives probing the National Public Security Communication System (NPSCS) says it will soon embark on physical verification of equipment procured under the project.

Ahmed Yerima, chairman of the committee, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, saying the lawmakers have agreed to conduct the oversight visits “to get to the root of the matter”.

“Let me make this clear again, this committee is not out to witch-hunt anybody, we are trying to get specific information from both the end user, the consultant and the contractor,” he said.

“All we want to do is to ensure  that Nigerians get the best from this project.”

The lawmakers asked officials of the Nigeria Satellite Communications Limited ( NIGCOMSAT) to confirm whether specific aspects of the project was completed by the Contractor, ZTE Nigeria Limited, and they responded in the affirmative.

NIGCOMSAT led by Abimbola Alale, its current director-general, also said the project was delivered by the contractor according to laid down guidelines.

Her submission was also collaborated by senior officials from the police who confirmed that the project was not running because there was no provision for fuel to power it.

The committee adjourned till March 23, but mandated ZTE, the police and NIGCOMSAT to work together to produce a single document that contains the location and  all equipment of the NPSCS.