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Hoping this would be a wake up call for the EFCC to take action
The Former Governor of the Central bank and Now Emir of Kano Mr Sanusi’s Had shown that
the kerosene subsidy was eliminated in 2009 by a directive of the late president Umaru
Yar’Adua. Further evidence, in the form of official data from across Nigeria, shows that nowhere
in the country is kerosene sold at a subsidised rate. It is bought by the NNPC at N150, sold to
marketers at N40-N50, but retails at N170-N250. Mr Sanusi estimates that $100m goes astray
this way each month.
“The margin of 300-500 per cent over purchase price is economic rent, which never got to the
man on the street. In dollar terms every vessel of kerosene imported by NNPC with federation
money cost about $30m and it was sold at $10 or $11m generating rent of $20m per vessel to
the syndicate,” he writes.
It was learnt that since the national assembly members concluded their investigations, no
officials of the NNPC or the marketers have been sanctioned, thus emboldening them to
continue to import kerosene and allocate to themselves and their cronies.
Apparently due to alleged pecuniary benefits, the NNPC has continued to import kerosene and
allocate in questionable circumstances to individuals and groups at the ex-depot price of
N40.90.
But rather than selling the product at the subsidised price of N50 per litre at filling stations, the
beneficiaries of these allocations sell the product to middlemen at N95 or N100 per litre at the
gates of the depots.
These middlemen, it was learnt, truck the product to the filling stations and sell between N130
and N150 per litre.
It was alleged that marketers give some of their allocations to some top PPMC officials to ensure
that they turn blind eye to the scam.
The failure of the NNPC to implement a presidential directive removing subsidy from kerosene
has fueled suspicion among the stakeholders.
Punishment: None
Nigeria is a major oil producer but has to import most of its fuel.
Notable members of the PDP or their families were involved in the scam like Mamman Ali and
Mahmud Tukur
Punishment: Ongoing court cases, no convictions. House of reps report tainted by Farouk Lawan
bribery setup
A damning report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has indicted a former
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion
fraud perpetrated during his tenure, between 2009 and 2010.
The 169-page report, entitled “Special Audit of the Accounts of the Civil Pensions,” according to
an online news medium, Premium Times, found Oronsaye guilty of allegedly presiding over the
looting of the nation’s resources during his tenure.
The audit by the auditor-general arose from the work of a Special Audit Team constituted by the
federal government in May 2011 to conduct a comprehensive examination of the accounts of
the Civilian Pension Department domiciled in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation.
The audit, which covered the period 2005 to 2010, uncovered monumental financial
irregularities, opaque transactions, irregular and abnormal running costs, and outright stealing
and kick backs said to have reached its zenith during the 18 months that Oronsaye served as
Head of Service.
According to Premium Times, the Auditor General’s office completed its assignment and
submitted its report to government in 2012.
But no action has been taken to bring all those indicted to book
The six accused persons were docked before Justice Hussain Baba to whom the case was
reassigned following a controversial judgement of the first trial judge, Justice Abubakar Talba:
he gave a light sentence to one of the accused, John Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to a three-count
charge.
But Attang, who was arraigned by the EFCC for the first time in connection with the alleged
fraud, was granted N10million bail and two sureties in like sum.
Those who were re-arraigned include Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada,
Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, Christian Madubuike, and John Yusuf who
had been convicted.
Punishment: accused got a two years sentence or 750,000 fine. Paid 750,000
The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the N255m bulletproof car
scandal in the aviation ministry has indicted the Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah.
It was gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the report of the presidential committee tallied with
some findings of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the scandal.
In October, there were reports that with the approval of the minister, the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority purchased two bulletproof BMW cars at an allegedly inflated rate of N255m.
The development sparked a countrywide controversy with many Nigerians and groups calling for
her sacking.
Punishment: None
Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into the pockets of the elite, the oil
corruption scheme he was investigating seemed outsize — and he threatened to lay it bare at a
meeting with Nigeria’s top bankers.
The rabble-rouser was none other than the governor of the country’s central bank. Weeks later,
however, he was out, fired by Nigeria’s president in an episode that has shaken the Nigerian
economy, filled newspapers and airwaves here, and even inspired a rare street demonstration.
The bankers were going to have to open their books, the governor, Lamido Sanusi, warned them
at the recent meeting. He wanted to see where the money was going — $20 billion from oil
sales that, mysteriously, was not making its way to the treasury, in a country that could soon be
declared Africa’s biggest economy and already attracts the most direct foreign investment on
the continent, according to the United Nations.
Punishment: Whistle blower was fired. The FG ordered an Audit of the NNPC. Audit report later
indicts NNPC, corporation to refund $1.48billion
A private jet that conveyed $9.3 million cash from Nigeria to South Africa for an alleged arms
deal between the two countries, had Nigerian crew members, and passengers from Israel and
Austria.
The dust refuses to settle on the ugly Immigration recruitment Scandal that claimed the lives of
about 20 unemployed Nigerians across the nation last
week-end. Though President Jonathan earlier in the week canceled the recruitment exercise,
the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro still have unanswered questions.
Per Second News investigations earlier in the week indicted Drexel Nig Ltd, and the minister as
culprits in the national tragedy. Many questions are begging for answer by the minister of
interior or the Comptroller-General of Immigration Services.
It will be pertinent for answers on who was responsible for the collection of the N1, 000 amount
paid by the applicants and to whose account was the money paid to?
Punishment: none, Abba Moro is still a minister after supervising extortion from graduates and
death of 20 graduates. On Friday, 13th March 2015, he stood by the President as 33
Recruitment Letters and N75 million was given to the families of slain applicants as
compensation.
The $1.1billion proceeds paid to Malabu oil company was shared by some private firms owned
by people very close to the presidency, a report by an anti-graft agency shows.
The sum of $1.092bn was paid by ENI AGIP and Shell into depository Escrow Account domiciled
in JP Morgan Chase Co, London as proceeds for the sale of oil block OPL 245 on 25, March 2011,
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) report, which investigated the deal
shows.
The report said that by August 16, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mohammed
Adoke and the State Minister for Finance Dr. Yerima Lawal Ngama "instructed the release of
$401, 540, 000" into Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd accounts domiciled with First Bank of Nigeria and
$400 million into another Malabu accounts with Keystone Bank (former Bank PHB).
The EFCC report said "JP Morgan complied with this instruction and made the transfers on 23
August, 2011." Malabu, controlled by Chief Dan Etete, ex-oil minister, who was convicted of
money laundering in France in 2007, further shared these monies to several other accounts
belonging to individuals with very close ties to the presidency.
Dan Etete
The following day, of the $400 million deposited at the Malabu's Keystone bank account, $336
million was transferred to Rocky Top Resources Ltd's account No 1005556552 with Abuja CBD
branch of the same bank. The remaining balance of $60 million was transferred to account No
3610042596 (allegedly belonging to Etete) for forex trading, leaving zero balance with Malabu's
Keystone bank account.
Of the $336 million transferred into the Rocky Top Resources account, $165 million was
subsequently transferred into various individual accounts, leaving the balance of only $171
million, the anti-graft agency's report said.
Rocky Top Resources, the report said, was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission
(CAC) with 100,000 shares capital only and is owned by one Abubakar Aliyu.
The report said that first payment of $401 million to Malabu's First Bank account was distributed
directly to A Group Construction Co. Ltd-also co-owned by Abubakar Aliyu ($157m); Mega Tech
Engr. Co. Ltd ($180M); Imperial Union Ltd ($34m); Novel Property and Development Ltd-also co-
owned by Abubakar Aliyu ($30m); leaving the balance of $143 million Malabu's account. And
"reasons for this payment is yet to be ascertained," the EFCC report said.
Attempt to get the reactions of Adoke yesterday was not successful as he neither picked his calls
nor replied text messages sent to his mobile phones. Ngama could also not be reached for
comment.
When contacted on the matter EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, asked for more time to
respond to the questions.
Later, he told our reporter through the phone that he needed more time, explaining that the
EFCC official that will brief him on the investigations was unavailable and promised to call back.
Punishment: None
According to President Goodluck Jonathan, 300,000-400,000 barrels of oil per day, or more than
10% of all Nigeria's production, is being lost at a cost to the state and oil companies of around
£1bn a month – more than is spent on education and the health of the nation's 168 million
people. Not only is Nigerian oil theft helping to keep the world price of oil high, it is causing
corruption and social disorder, says the president.
Punishment: None, ex militant given contract worth billions to secure waterways. Rather than a
decrease in oil theft, a marked increase is seen.
Corruption in the Nigerian military is gargantuan and so vicious that even money meant for
bullets to fight Boko Haram terrorists is stolen by top generals in the Nigerian army, an
American official with inside knowledge made the shocking revelation on Wednesday.
Sarah Sewall, the under secretary of state for civilian security, democracy and human rights, said
despite Nigeria’s $5.8 billion security budget this year, “corruption prevents supplies as basic as
bullets and transport vehicles from reaching the front lines of the struggle against Boko Haram.”
Morale is low, and desertions are common among soldiers in Nigeria’s Seventh Army’s division,
the main fighting unit in the northeast, Ms. Sewal said during a hearing of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
In another shocking revelation, the White House disclosed also on Wednesday that it has
deployed 80 troops to Chad in Central Africa in addition to the 30 men already in Nigeria for the
rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram on 14 April, but the U.S. Army as
the Pentagon said on Monday will not share raw data with Nigerian soldiers as some of them
are Boko Haram members.
“On Monday, the Pentagon announced an agreement that would allow the United States to
share some intelligence, including aerial imagery, with Nigerian officials, but not raw intelligence
data. American officials are wary of sharing too much because they believe that Boko Haram has
infiltrated the Nigerian security services,” the New York Times said.
The White House said the American military personnel are not ground troops but mostly Air
Force crew, maintenance specialists and security officers for unarmed predator drones that will
help search for the girls.
“These personnel will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area,” the White House said in a
statement formally notifying Congress about the deployment.
The U.S. military has been flying manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft over the Sambisa
forest where the girls are believed to be held.
The monumental revelations of corruption in the Nigerian army came the same day the army in
Nigeria blamed the media for a negative perception among Nigerians.
Punishment: not a publicly acknowledged problem rather mutinous soldiers are sentenced to
death.
The audio recordings depict the meeting as being attended by the eventual “winner” of the
election, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti; Senator Iyiola Omisore; a man identified as Honorable
Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro
who was at the time the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Chris Uba came to Ekiti with huge
stash cash and soldiers from the East to carry out the assignment.
The 37-minute recording details the conversation between these men as they bribed Brigadier
General Momoh with a promotion for his assistance in carrying out election fraud in Ekiti. In it,
Obanikoro is clearly heard informing the group of men, “[I] am not here for a tea party, am on
special assignment by the President.”
SaharaReporters further received credible intelligence that President Goodluck Jonathan had
instructed the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh, to use the army in arresting and intimidating
opposition politicians before and during the election. The audio recording provides exact details
of the plot, with the collaborators almost degenerating into physical combat.
In another deal, the nation's equivalent of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing took out a
$21-million loan at a staggering 22% interest rate to buy equipment supposedly to print ballots
for next month's election. Emefiele is also chairman of the bureau, and the loan came from the
bank he used to run. The bureau did not have the contract to print the ballots. An Emefiele
spokesman has denied any hanky-panky
According to numerous civil servants I've interviewed, public procurement invoices are often
grossly inflated. “When it comes to a job that attracts money,” a defense ministry IT worker told
me last year, “only the director and the deputy director have knowledge of the real terms of the
deal.... If it's 10 million, the director says, ‘Make it 12 million.” Procurement will say, ‘Make it 15
million.' And the permanent secretary says, ‘Make it 25.'”
The documents obtained by our correspondent reveal that Mr. Eze, the chief executive of Triax,
received the gigantic sum of $466.5 million in order to weaponize six Puma helicopters with the
aid of an Israeli company named Elbit Systems. This meant that each weaponized helicopter cost
close to $78 million. “For the price of each helicopter provided by Engineer Arthur Eze, the Air
Force could have acquired seven top grade military helicopters,” said one of our sources.
Our sources also noted that the haste with which the contract was initiated, approved and
executed raised serious questions. A memo dated November 20, 2014 and submitted by the
Chief of Air Staff, A.N. Amosu, revealed that Mr. Eze had on November 4, 2014 submitted a
proposal to the office of the National Security Adviser proposing to supply the upgraded
helicopters to the NAF. The tone of Mr. Eze’s letter, obtained by us, indicated that he was
deeply involved in sourcing and supplying hardware to the Nigerian military as it is embroiled in
a fight against Boko Haram militants.
An Air Force officer said he was alarmed at the alacrity with which Mr. Eze’s overinflated
proposal was approved by the NSA’s office. The NAF followed with an equally quick
endorsement sixteen days later.
One of our sources accused President Jonathan and Mr. Eze of using the refusal of the US to sell
Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria as an excuse to engage in a large-scale squandering of funds
involving the Federal Government and Mr. Eze’s company, the Triax Company Nigeria Limited.
“In the US, a brand new AH Cobra attack helicopter costs around $12 million each,” said a
source at the NAF. He added: “That means that, with $400 million, Nigeria could have purchased
up to 40 brand new helicopters.”
According to the source, the Cobra attack helicopter is one of the best US-made helicopters. “It
is highly effective in the battlefield. It would have given us big battlefield advantage over Boko
Haram,” he said.
In an additional proposal, Mr. Eze’s company sought to purchase 4,000 57mm S5 rockets, 400
80mm S8 rockets, 500 general-purpose bombs, and 20,000 units of unguided rockets. His
company also received a contract to refurbish three C-130 planes that had been sitting at the
hanger of the Nigerian Air Force for several years.
A final invoice Mr. Eze submitted to the Nigerian government showed that he would receive
$466, 500,000 to supply six upgraded Puma helicopters, four units of single-seater Sukhoi Su-
25K (“Frog-foot”) Soviet-made ground attack jets, and two upgraded Su-25UB trainers for $330
million. In addition, he would receive $14 million for the shipping of platforms/ground
support/line replacement of the six Puma helicopters; $44 million for some arms and
ammunition earlier proposed; $37 million for the maintenance of C-130 engines, and $40 million
for unspecified armaments for the NAF.
Our military sources stated that Mr. Eze’s invoice for the supply of the refurbished aircraft was
massively inflated by international and Nigerian standards.
Several of the sources said Triax delivered the substandard equipment after Mr. Eze further
padded the cost of the refurbished helicopters and the C-130. The sources revealed that, since
February 15, 2015, when Chief of Air Staff Amosu showed off the helicopters and C-130 planes,
none of the aircraft has been deployed even once to fight Boko Haram militants. “They are not
in any combat-ready condition,” one officer fumed. “We are looking at a total waste of money
for no good reason.”
It had accused him of unlawfully receiving about N446.3bn allegedly stolen from its coffers
between 1995 and 1998.
But on Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr.
Mohammed Adoke, asked Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High Court to strike out the
charges on the grounds of “fresh facts” that just emerged concerning the case.
He was silent on whether new charges would be filed against Mohammed or not.
Efforts to arraign Mohammed on two previous occasions were unsuccessful because of his
repeated absence from court.
But he was present in court on Wednesday when a private prosecuting counsel, Daniel
Enwelum, informed the court of Adoke’s instruction to discontinue the case.
Applying to court for the withdrawal of the case, Enwelum said, “I have been instructed by the
AGF and Minister of Justice to withdraw the charges as presently filed before this court, because
there are fresh facts and documents available to him.
http://www.punchng.com/news/n446bn-theft-case-protests-as-fg-drops-charges-against-
mohammed-abacha/
Punishment: None
Hon. Lawan claimed in his statement to the Special Task Force (STF) that the $620,000 bribery
money was handed over to the chairman House Committee on drugs and financial crimes,
Adams Jagaba. Jagaba however rubbished the claim and challenged Lawan to prove how the
money was given to him.
19) Diezanni Allison-Madueke Alleged Links with know front, Kola Aluko
Mr Aluko was reported to have lavished millions of dollars on parties attended by top Models
like Naomi Campbell, he is also reported to have purchased a $1.5 million dollar champagne
bottle at another party.
The EFCC has since asked The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to arrest oil
magnate Kola Aluko after he fled the country to Switzerland with billions of dollars believed to
belong to several top politicians.
He is said to have had a dramatic falling out with The Petroleum Minister, Mrs Dezianni Allison-
Madueke after which he fled with the proceeds of some of the oil deals she had pushed his way.
Governor Amaechi, at APC’s governorship campaign rally, in Emohua Local Government Area,
Rivers State, said already, the religious leaders were allegedly distributing leaflets all over that
Buhari had plans to Islamize the country if elected.
Amaechi called on the pastors to return the alleged bribe collected from the PDP.
By the 19th of February, A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, said that the money that
was given to pastors by the President was actually N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Amaechi.
The PDP has since denied this
Sources:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/kerosene-scam-persists-despite-national-assembly-
probe/178403/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17823959
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304110589.html
http://www.punchng.com/news/n255m-car-scandal-presidential-panel-indicts-oduah/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/world/africa/nigerians-ask-why-oil-funds-are-
missing.html?_r=0
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/171732-exclusive-revealed-the-nigerians-
aboard-jet-that-smuggled-9-3-million-arms-money-to-south-africa.html
http://www.persecondnews.com/index.php/psn-news/item/693-nisgate-scandal-findings-
provide-more-questions-than-answers
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boko-haram-reveals-u-s-official/
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momoh-rigged-ekiti-governorship-election
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story.html
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arthur-eze-purchase-refurbished
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hollywood-star-leonardo-dicaprios-birthday-party-pictured/
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blowing-n2-billion-private-jets
http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/4844-efcc-asks-interpol-to-arrest-oil-magnate-who-fled-
to-switzerland-with-politicians-cash-
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AnonymousMarch 15, 2015 at 6:11 PM
Anonymous 5:17PM you're not well u need to see before is too let for u nonsense, if what he
said is not true, OK tell me where did he get all this story, u people are mad sometimes, because
you're corrupt too that is why u said is not true, bloody PDP supporters, Nigeria will decide on
28 matchGMB 2015 if u don't want the truth keep your bloody mouth quite stupid
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AnonymousMarch 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM
Chai !! look at how the money that is supposed to be used for a better thing wasting. You are
only talking about the Jonathan's administration, what about the ones that happened from IBB
to Yaradua? No wonder we are very very backward. We really need someone who will stop all
these nonsense.
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This is APC propaganda.Ask yourself,are all these stories true?For instance,did 20Billion
Dollars,ever missed from NNPC? Stella Odua car scandal is comparable with Lagos state where
1Billion naira is spent for a kilometer of road,the most expensive in the whole world? Who is
more currupt than Tinubu, who owns an airline, five star hotels both in Nigeria and abroad,TV
stations,Nations newspaper,construction companies,just to mention but a few immediately he
left office as Lagos state governor.
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