A former Deputy Speaker of
the House of
Representatives, Chief
Chibudom Nwuche, has been
arrested by the Economic
and Financial Crimes
Commission, for an alleged
N5.6bn contract scam.
Nwuche, who served at the
lower legislative chamber
between 1999 and 2003, was
detained after responding to
an EFCC invitation on
Monday.
The suspect, who also
served as the Deputy
National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party
under the leadership of
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,
allegedly got three contracts
from the Kingsley Kuku-led
Presidential Amnesty Office.
Detectives at the EFCC,
however, told our
correspondent that Nwuche,
who had since defected to
the All Progressives
Congress, allegedly helped
Kuku to launder N2.8bn
under the guise of sending
ex-militants for training in
2012.
A source at the commission
said, “Nwuche is being
investigated over an alleged
N5.6bn contract which his
company, Foundation For
Youth Development, allegedly
received from the Kingsley
Kuku-led Presidential
Amnesty Office.
“He allegedly got three
contracts from the Amnesty
Office in 2012 for the training
of ex-agitators in Malaysia.
Up till now, nothing was done
about the contract yet, he
collected N2.8bn,” an
investigator said.
According to the detective,
the money was allegedly
laundered through some
companies, individuals and
bureau de change operators
back to Kuku, through a
front who is also being
investigated by the EFCC.
As of 8pm on Monday,
Nwuche was still being
quizzed by detectives.
Meanwhile, the EFCC is still
investigating Kuku, who was
a Special Adviser to former
President Goodluck Jonathan
on Niger Delta Affairs.
Kuku, who is believed to be
in the United States, was
invited by the EFCC for
questioning sometime last
year but failed to honour the
invitation. In a letter written
by his lawyers, the former
aide said he was had a knee
surgery and would honour
the invitation when he
returned from where he was
receiving treatment.
However, two of Kuku’s ex-
aides, Henry Ugbolue and
Lawrence Pepple, have been
arraigned on two separate
charges bordering on
criminal conspiracy, false
declaration of asset and
fraudulent acquisition of
property to the tune of
N55m.
Meanwhile, a former Minister
of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-
Kayode, says an agency of
the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led Federal
Government is planning to
arrest him again despite his
ongoing trial in a Federal
High Court for alleged N4.9bn
fraud.
Fani-Kayode said this in a
Facebook post on Monday
titled, ‘Nigeria’s third Mahdi
and the last of the Amalekite
Kings.’
The former minister said, “I
have chosen to share my
views about our nation today
because I am aware of the
fact that President
(Muhammadu) Buhari has not
finished with me yet and I
may be picked up and thrown
into detention on other
trumped up charges very
soon. This government will
do and say anything to
silence my voice but they
shall not prevail.”

ganisucks:
What about Salisu Buhari?

ganisucks:
What about Salisu Buhari?

ganisucks:
What about Salisu Buhari?

omenka:
Someone is asking about Salisu Buhari's case, pray tell, does that person have any idea what Salisu's crime was?? Are they aware he didn't even sit up to a year there before being booted out for his crime??

Why are some people cursed to always defend crooks?? Did 1naira of the billions these criminals made away with reach your tongue??

All crooks should face the sound of the music they play jor- doesn't matter if it is one Nwuche or Danbazao Danbarawo. Thieves are thieves and should be treated as such.