Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godsday Orubebe has been quizzed in connection with the ongoing investigation of an alleged N605million fraud.

The cash was withdrawn from the Constituency Project account of the ministry by five officials without authorisation while Orubebe was in charge.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed charges against the five. They are: Yusuf Agabi (Director of Finance and Account), Akpore Okeroghene (Deputy Director of Finance), Abibu Ayinla (Director of Finance), Idowu Adewale (Deputy Director, Accounts) and Ngozi James (Deputy Director, Accounts).

According to the Chief Legal Officer of the ICPC, Paul Ahmed, the suspects “fraudulently withdrew N605 million from the Constituency Project account of the ministry without authorisation” between July 2013 and October 2014.

They were alleged to have made fictitious claims through payment vouchers to cover up the alleged fraud.

Although Justice Husseini Baba of the FCT High Court fixed September 16 for the arraignment of the suspects, the ICPC intensified its investigation by inviting Orubebe.

According to the fact-sheet obtained from the commission, Orubebe spent about two and a half hours on Monday with a team of investigators.

Orubebe arrived at about 9.59am and left at about 12.28pm.

It was not immediately clear if Orubebe was in any way connected with the alleged fraud or he is being prepared as a witness.

A source in ICPC said: “In spite of the fact that we have filed charges against five directors in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the investigation into the fraud is open-ended.

“Certainly, we still have some gaps to fill on the case because we are suspecting that there might be more accomplices in the system.

“Orubebe was in charge of the ministry when the fraud was perpetrated; we need to find out from him how things went wrong. Perhaps, he may give more insights.

“What we did was to ask a team of investigators to interact with the former Minister especially on the accounting procedure and authorisation of funds in the ministry.”

A top official of the ICPC said: “Without prejudice to the ongoing court process, our operatives interacted with Orubebe but we cannot give details.”

Orubebe did not pick calls made to his telephone lines yesterday.

A text message sent to him was also unacknowledged.

The last public outing of Orubebe was when he created a scene at the International Conference Centre in an attempt to abort the collation of the results of the March 28 Presidential Election.

ICPC grills Orubebe for alleged N605m fraud - The Nation
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No wonder!!! Jega is partial, Jega is tribalistic. This is the reason u did all these during collation.

ORUBEBE!!!

Most people around GEJ contributed to his campaign from fraudulent proceeds so i don't expect Orubebe to be alone on this

Orubebe My Guy, please for the sake of election announcement or result announcement comedy he perform, leave him or it may be you people want handle him personally for his act, and people must said witch-hunting.

Pay back time. APC witch hunting since 1635

wachakuta:
Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godsday Orubebe has been quizzed in connection with the ongoing investigation of an alleged N605million fraud.

The cash was withdrawn from the Constituency Project account of the ministry by five officials without authorisation while Orubebe was in charge.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed charges against the five. They are: Yusuf Agabi (Director of Finance and Account), Akpore Okeroghene (Deputy Director of Finance), Abibu Ayinla (Director of Finance), Idowu Adewale (Deputy Director, Accounts) and Ngozi James (Deputy Director, Accounts).

According to the Chief Legal Officer of the ICPC, Paul Ahmed, the suspects “fraudulently withdrew N605 million from the Constituency Project account of the ministry without authorisation” between July 2013 and October 2014.

They were alleged to have made fictitious claims through payment vouchers to cover up the alleged fraud.

Although Justice Husseini Baba of the FCT High Court fixed September 16 for the arraignment of the suspects, the ICPC intensified its investigation by inviting Orubebe.

According to the fact-sheet obtained from the commission, Orubebe spent about two and a half hours on Monday with a team of investigators.

Orubebe arrived at about 9.59am and left at about 12.28pm.

It was not immediately clear if Orubebe was in any way connected with the alleged fraud or he is being prepared as a witness.

A source in ICPC said: “In spite of the fact that we have filed charges against five directors in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the investigation into the fraud is open-ended.

“Certainly, we still have some gaps to fill on the case because we are suspecting that there might be more accomplices in the system.

“Orubebe was in charge of the ministry when the fraud was perpetrated; we need to find out from him how things went wrong. Perhaps, he may give more insights.

“What we did was to ask a team of investigators to interact with the former Minister especially on the accounting procedure and authorisation of funds in the ministry.”

A top official of the ICPC said: “Without prejudice to the ongoing court process, our operatives interacted with Orubebe but we cannot give details.”

Orubebe did not pick calls made to his telephone lines yesterday.

A text message sent to him was also unacknowledged.

The last public outing of Orubebe was when he created a scene at the International Conference Centre in an attempt to abort the collation of the results of the March 28 Presidential Election.

ICPC grills Orubebe for alleged N605m fraud - The Nation
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/icpc-grills-orubebe-for-alleged-n605m-fraud/

WE ARE GETTING THERE GRADUALLY. THE MILL OF GOD GRINDS SLOW, BUT IT SURELY GRINDS THOROUGHLY.

Hope ICPC has enough evidences.

That sounds too small.

ur own don be. i knew bad things await ur silly ass, when u cant keep shut ur mouth at the general collation center. now face it alone as ur so called associates watch u in aloof. u will now learn to keep shut ur mouth in a hard way

The most pathetic thing is that this man did not help his extremely poor folks from the riverine area of Delta state.

In fact,they ll be glad tosee him go to jail

Thiefnubuu is the one behind all dis witch hunts, I bliv he will soon go blind.

All these individuals siphoning off public funds, I just tire for una ooo.
I'm sure I won't do same if I was their position.

Okay!!

All I see/smell here is massive witch hunting. I'll soon kick ICPC with my new cleats!

See money..

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But seriously, away from this topic, why wasn't I able to reply topics

Orubebe is innocent.. They should leave him alone!

PLEASE come and carry him oooo

Good..............................for him

PDP go hear am there would soon be a prison for all PDPs' loyalist

So the noise maker attention seeking minister is a petty thief sef..
If found guilty,slam his arse to the jail.
Common criminal.

*In orubebe's voice*

ICPC is selective
ICPC is Tribalistic
ICPC is Judgemental
ICPC is selective

I will not take this, no! No! ICPC go to your office!!

So all his noise during the election stuff was just to save his stinking azz from being probed cuz he knows he's got a big skeleton in his wardrobe

jimi4us:
Thiefnubuu is the one behind all dis witch hunts, I bliv he will soon go blind.

seedgreen:
Pay back time.
APC witch hunting since 1635

The way you all reason sometimes makes me wonder the type of youth we got in Nigeria, when a petty thief is being cause you scream kill him but when a political thief is being caught you start screaming witch hunting mtcheeew if Jonathan had done same to APC members atleast we would be left with only PDP criminals who would be taken care of surely by PMB

That was why he wanted to disrupt the election process that day. God don catch am.

At last, the want to Jega this man

Lol. Hunt him down!

Neduzze5:
Okay!!

All I see/smell here is massive witch hunting. I'll soon kick ICPC with my new cleats!

Lol why your leg get multicolor like tie and dye cloth