A former employee of Alpha-Beta Consulting Limited, Segun Oluwasanmi, has accused the company’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Olumide Hezekiah Idowu, of forging his signature on the firm’s Cybersecurity Policy and manipulating official records.
Alpha-Beta Consulting, a firm responsible for tax collection on behalf of the Lagos State Government, is reportedly linked to President Bola Tinubu.
The allegations have been escalated to the Nigeria Police Force, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through the Lagos chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR).
Oluwasanmi, who worked at Alpha-Beta Consulting from September 2018 until January 7, 2025, claimed the alleged forgery occurred in September 2023. He said the incident followed months of alleged workplace harassment, professional marginalisation and discrimination.
According to him, Idowu, who assumed office as CTO in September 2023, was responsible for updating the company’s Cybersecurity Policy. Oluwasanmi alleged that he was deliberately excluded from the finalisation process, despite being directly involved, and that his signature was inserted into the document without his consent.
He claimed the document was dated September 8, 2023, and forwarded to the Managing Director for approval while he was unaware of the changes.
“He deleted almost all our comments and altered the policy,” Oluwasanmi alleged. “He reassigned responsibilities to himself and forged my signature. Instead of contacting me, he involved my deputy in the approval process.”
Oluwasanmi said he only became aware of the alleged forgery on September 13, 2023, after receiving a copy of the signed policy from a colleague, at which point he noticed his purported signature on the document.
Following his complaint, the company reportedly set up an internal investigation panel on September 22, 2023, comprising Dr. Kola Fajuyigbe and Mrs. Anjola Ige-Amusan.
Oluwasanmi said he appeared before the panel on September 28, 2023, during which the CTO allegedly admitted to cropping and inserting his signature, claiming Oluwasanmi was unavailable at the time.
Despite this alleged admission, Oluwasanmi said the panel’s findings were never released and no disciplinary action was taken. He claimed repeated follow-ups with management, including complaints to the Managing Director, Mr. Akin Doherty, yielded no outcome.
“The witnesses were called, including my deputy, but nothing was done,” he said.
The petition submitted by the CDHR noted that Oluwasanmi had previously lodged complaints of harassment and discrimination in October 2022, September 2023, and again in 2024, suggesting that the alleged forgery was part of a prolonged pattern of workplace victimisation.
Oluwasanmi also highlighted that he raised the issue again in June 2024 while attempting to revise the Cybersecurity Policy and Business Continuity Plan.
During his time at Alpha-Beta, he said he was responsible for drafting and implementing several key policies, including the Cybersecurity Policy, Change Management Policy, Procurement Policy, Inventory Policy, and the Business Continuity Plan, which he described as central to modernising the firm’s operations and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Due to what the CDHR described as inaction by the company, the matter was escalated to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Lagos. The organisation said earlier attempts to engage the Lagos State Police Command were delayed and allegedly biased.
Oluwasanmi further alleged that he was intimidated during police proceedings, claiming he was lured from Ogun State and subjected to harassment.
The petition cited alleged violations of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, including computer-related forgery, electronic signature fraud, identity theft, impersonation, and system interference, as well as relevant provisions of the Criminal Code Act.
According to the CDHR, the allegations are supported by documentary evidence, including written complaints, voice recordings of panel sessions, emails, and copies of the 2019 and 2023 Cybersecurity Policies showing alleged alterations and forged signatures.
The CDHR urged the police, ICPC, and EFCC to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations, ensure accountability where wrongdoing is established, and protect the rights of the complainant.
“Forgery is a serious criminal offence, and failure to address it undermines corporate governance and the integrity of the organisation’s cybersecurity framework,” the petition stated.
