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Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by tawa89(f): 9:31pm On Apr 13, 2017
More Twists In The $43m+ Seized By EFCC As National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Claims Ownership – Source
By THEWILL - April 13, 2017


NIA DG, Ambassador Ayodele Oke.


BEVERLY HILLS, April 13, (THEWILL) – The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is claiming ownership of the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 seized Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from Osborne Towers, a luxury residential complex in Ikoyi, Lagos, owned by Mr. Adamu Muazu, a former governor of Bauchi state and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), THEWILL has gathered exclusively.

The NIA is the government security agency tasked with overseeing foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations in Nigeria.

A ranking government official with knowledge of the latest twist to the seizure confirmed to THEWILL that NIA Director General, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, has been in touch in EFCC’s boss, Ibrahim Magu, to express his displeasure over the raid at the apartment used as one of NIA’s safe houses in Lagos for its clandestine operations.

The official said Magu, whose confirmation as substantive chairman of the agency has been frustrated by the DSS and the Senate, has been under pressure to show President Muhammadu Buhari the billions of naira he told the president during a meeting that the EFCC had recovered under his leadership. “So he is on a reckless search for monies hence all these strings of raids and seizures within the last one week,” the source who asked not be identified said.

“I can authoritatively tell you that money belongs to the NIA. The DG has come forward to claim it and has informed my office of the development. He is furious with Magu for his agency’s recklessness and for compromising their operations,” the official told THEWILL.

Meanwhile, Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the cash and ordered that the funds be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government and adjourned till May 5, 2017, for anyone interested in the funds to show up before him to show cause why the money should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

THEWILL had previously linked Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, a former Managing Director, Retail, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to the haul found in an apartment on the 7th floor. She denied ownership of the cash in a statement by her attorney Thursday though admitted residing on the second floor.

This is a developing story….

http://thewillnigeria.com/news/more-twists-in-the-43m-seized-by-efcc-as-national-intelligence-agency-nia-claims-ownership-source/
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by Nasa28(m): 9:34pm On Apr 13, 2017
Watching still .
A safe house to store money??

Why that huge Amount.

Naija I hail thee
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by Earth2Metahuman: 9:34pm On Apr 13, 2017
Sounds like a fake story
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by tawa89(f): 9:36pm On Apr 13, 2017
Nigeria is a tale of never ending drama.
Buhari was absent at FEC Meeting.
EFCC found huge stash of cash without an owner.
Nigerians are distracted and outraged by this discovery.
Everyone forgets about Buhari.
The witch cried last night and the child died in the morning kinda situation.
Smells like classic BMC PR stunt.
Thumbs up to them, it worked sha.
Gullible Nigerians.

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Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by INTROVERT(f): 9:37pm On Apr 13, 2017
Safehouse grin grin grin
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by tawa89(f): 9:39pm On Apr 13, 2017
Fake because it doesn't conform with your narrative
Earth2Metahuman:
Sounds like a fake story
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by olasaad(f): 9:45pm On Apr 13, 2017
Lol.only in Nigga
Re: Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Claims Ownership Of $43m Found In Ikoyi Lagos by Mynd44: 9:48pm On Apr 13, 2017

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