Information reaching OluFamous.Com indicated that Femi Fani-Kayode is on a watch list. Already, some EFCC detectives nabbed and detained former Finance Minister Mrs. Nenadi Usman.
The anti-graft agency is probing her role in how billions was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria and paid into the accounts of six chieftains of the PDP and the Goodluck Support Group (GSG).
She allegedly owns an account, titled “Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited” in which a substantial part of the funds was lodged.
Cash was disbursed to party chieftains from the account, according to investigators. Besides Mrs Usman, other suspected beneficiaries of the “bazaar” include former Aviation Minister Fani-Kayode; former Secretary to the Government, Chief Olu Falae; former Imo State Governor, Achike Udenwa; former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri and Okey Ezenwa.
There are strong indications that those who got the slush funds might be picked up by the anti-graft agency.
Mrs Usman reported at the Lagos office of EFCC and was immediately taken into custody for interrogation.
“We may relocate her to Abuja but for now, she has been detained in Lagos. She was said to have received the sum of N2.5billion out of the over N4 billion which was transferred out of Central Bank of Nigeria into various individuals and company’s accounts.
“In addition, the sum of N140m cash was allegedly paid into her Zenith Bank Account in January 2015.
“Some of these funds are said to have been traced to her personal account and her company’s account which she used to acquire properties in Abuja,” said an inside source.
A top source conversant with the deal, which landed the ex-Minister in trouble, said: “Mrs Usman was the Director of Finance of the Presidential Campaign Committee for the re-election of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. At the prompting of the former President, N4billion was withdrawn from the CBN under the guise of security needs for disbursement to party chieftains.
“The cash was transferred into the account of Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited, a company traced to Mrs Usman, where it was later shared to various individuals and organisations for purposes that are not stated.
“Nenadi, who made a statement to EFCC later went abroad on an undisclosed mission. Her trip slowed down investigation because as a vital coordinator, she ought to reappear for further interrogation. This development made the EFCC to watch-list the ex-minister.”
The details of how the funds were disbursed are:
There are strong indications that those who got the slush funds might be picked up by the anti-graft agency.
Mrs Usman reported at the Lagos office of EFCC and was immediately taken into custody for interrogation.
“We may relocate her to Abuja but for now, she has been detained in Lagos. She was said to have received the sum of N2.5billion out of the over N4 billion which was transferred out of Central Bank of Nigeria into various individuals and company’s accounts.
“In addition, the sum of N140m cash was allegedly paid into her Zenith Bank Account in January 2015.
“Some of these funds are said to have been traced to her personal account and her company’s account which she used to acquire properties in Abuja,” said an inside source.
A top source conversant with the deal, which landed the ex-Minister in trouble, said: “Mrs Usman was the Director of Finance of the Presidential Campaign Committee for the re-election of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. At the prompting of the former President, N4billion was withdrawn from the CBN under the guise of security needs for disbursement to party chieftains.
“The cash was transferred into the account of Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited, a company traced to Mrs Usman, where it was later shared to various individuals and organisations for purposes that are not stated.
“Nenadi, who made a statement to EFCC later went abroad on an undisclosed mission. Her trip slowed down investigation because as a vital coordinator, she ought to reappear for further interrogation. This development made the EFCC to watch-list the ex-minister.”
The details of how the funds were disbursed are:
Fani-Kayode (N840million); Goodluck Support Group (N320million); Achike Udenwa and Viola Onwuliri (N350million); Nenadi Usman (N140million); and Okey Ezenwa (N100million).
The source gave insights into how the funds were remitted into the accounts of the seven suspects.
He added: “Fani-Kayode was the chief beneficiary of the disbursement as he allegedly received N840m, paid in three tranches into his Zenith Bank, Maitama branch account with No. 1004735721."
EFCC also discovered that some of those who collected the money used same to buy properties.
The source gave insights into how the funds were remitted into the accounts of the seven suspects.
He added: “Fani-Kayode was the chief beneficiary of the disbursement as he allegedly received N840m, paid in three tranches into his Zenith Bank, Maitama branch account with No. 1004735721."
EFCC also discovered that some of those who collected the money used same to buy properties.
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