A man the State Security Service said was working for the interest of the Nigerian government was actually a money laundering suspect named in the mismanagement of about $118 million public funds, an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has shown.

In its controversial report to the Senate last year, the SSS said Stanley Lawson, a former Group Executive Director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and an ally of ex-petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was, “in actual fact, working in the interest of the Federal Government.”

The report was signed by Folashade Bello on behalf of the Director-General of the SSS, Lawal Daura, and addressed to Senate President Bukola Saraki on October 3, 2016.
Its details became public after senators said they relied on it to reject Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the anti-graft EFCC.

Mr. Daura said his investigation revealed that Mr. Lawson was “falsely accused by Mr. Magu” for “personal reasons.”
The claim was amongst several findings the SSS said it uncovered while investigating Mr. Magu’s activities.
But contrary to the claim by the SSS, not only was Mr. Lawson involved in the controversial deal, he also returned his share of the loot to the EFCC, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

A highly placed source at the EFCC told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Lawson’s name popped up when the EFCC in 2015 commenced the investigation of the alleged $118 million public funds Mrs. Alison-Madueke was accused of looting for electioneering purpose.

Anti-corruption officials said Mr. Lawson made a payment of $25 million (N7.7 billion) into Fidelity Bank and also facilitated the purchase of Le Méridien Ogeyi Place in Port Harcourt for Mrs. Alison-Madueke, who is currently under EFCC investigation for alleged involvement in large-scale corruption while in office.

When operatives traced the funds to him, he was arrested and subsequently made to refund N94.5 million he received as commission for his role in the purchase of the luxurious Port Harcourt hotel.

It is not clear if Mr. Lawson knew the funds were looted when he agreed to the deal, but EFCC investigators found he received exactly N94,516,000 from Mrs. Alison-Madueke as service charge for facilitating the deal that led to the takeover of the sprawling hotel.

PREMIUM TIMES also found that Mr. Lawson was never placed on any watch list by the EFCC after returning the N94.5 million.

This contradicts the claim by the SSS that Mr. Magu placed him on security watch list “in a bid to settle some personal scores.”

It remains unclear how the SSS arrived at the conclusion that Mr. Lawson was working for the Nigerian government in the controversial deal.

The secret police did not explain what tasks the former NNPC handled for the Buhari government in that transaction and why it became necessary to shield him from investigation and even clear him of any wrongdoing.
The SSS does not have a media contact who could have been asked to comment for this story and provide clarifications.

Mr. Lawson, who now serves as the managing partner at Financial Advisory and Investment Consultants Limited in Abuja, could not be reached for comments between Monday and Tuesday.

His office assistant told PREMIUM TIMES he was not available and provided the email contact of his associate, Don Lawson, for further contacts.

An email sent to Don Lawson with specific details about our enquiries was not returned more than a day after.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC spokesperson, did not also respond to calls and sms seeking the agency’s official position on Mr. Lawson.

ALMUSTAQIM:
OP,

YOUR WRITE UP IS RUBBISH

YOUR REPORT IS NONSENSE

YOU ARE A SERIAL RUMOUR MONGER

BeeBeeOoh:
Please don't attack the innocent Op, rather attack the SSS for accusing Buhari of being a corrupt fellow & PREMIUM TIMES for carrying the news..


Thanks For Your Overstanding

Shut it there iPod yoot! Imagine the kind of useless and senseless comment someone as old as you is making. Show us where SSS accused Buhari of being corrupt. Flat heads and lies are like......

AntiIPOOP:
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Imagine the kind of useless and senseless comment someone as old as you is making. Show us where SSS accused Buhari of being corrupted. IPod Yoot and lies are like......

AntiIPOOP:
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Shut it there iPod yoot! Imagine the kind of useless and senseless comment someone as old as you is making. Show us where SSS accused Buhari of being corrupted. Flat heads and lies are like......

Ogbuefi2020:

Premium Times is owned by a Northerner. Stop using ipob yoots as cheap escape route whenever buhari runs into trouble

BeeBeeOoh:
If you are sensible enough you would've noticed that I hardly reply your quotes here..


Let Me Ask You: If You Work With A Thief What Are You?? I will leave you to your conscience..


Let's say this might be the first & last time I will ever reply your quote. Do have a wonderful day, cheers

E pain am iPod flatron , it's just a simple question "Show us where SSS accused Buhari of being corrupted" or shut the fúck up forever.

And by the way, do I look like people that care wether their quotes is being replied or not?

Standing5:
Politically we have APC and PDP, secretly they are one.

ERONX:
Below are brief profiles of
President Buhari’s children, focusing more on schools they attended.
The details are as provided in “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria” written by American professor, John Paden.

“All of President Buhari’s children have had extensive education,” the book said.

“Several have studied at university and postgraduate levels, including abroad.”

1) Fatima: Born March 7, 1975. Education: Airforce Primary School, Victoria Island, Lagos; Government College, Kaduna; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; postgraduate degree, Business Academy, Stratford, United Kingdom.

2) Nana-Hadiza: Born June 23, 1981. Education: Essence International School; Cobham Hall, Kent, United Kingdom; University of Buckingham;
Postgraduate, National Teachers Institute, Kaduna; Masters in International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Polytechnic Kaduna.

3) Safinatu: Born October 13, 1983. Education: Essence International School; Cobham Hall, Kent, United Kingdom; University of Plymouth,
United Kingdom; presently at Arden University, United Kingdom

4) Halima: Born October 8, 1990. Education: International School, Kaduna; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Leicester, United Kingdom, Nigeria Law School, Lagos.

5) Yusuf: Born April 23. Education: Kaduna International School; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

6) Zahra: Born December 18, 1994. Education: Kaduna International School; British School of Lome; Bellerby’s College, Brighton, United Kingdom; University of Surrey, United Kingdom

7) Aisha (Hanan): Born August 30, 1998. Education: Kaduna International School.

8 ) Noor (Amina): Born September 14, 2004. Education: Kaduna International School.


(Note : In November 2012, Mr. Buhari’s first daughter, Zulaihat Junaid, died of sickle cell anemia after giving birth.

Earlier, one boy – Musa- died in infancy from sickle cell anemia.)

BeeBeeOoh:


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/222169-sss-says-man-accused-laundering-billions-alison-madueke-working-buhari-govt.html

BeeBeeOoh:
Please don't attack the innocent Op, rather attack the SSS for accusing Buhari of being a corrupt fellow & PREMIUM TIMES for carrying the news..


Thanks For Your Overstanding

luvinhubby:


The guy is an extremist, he will not understand, do not bother replying to such 'things'.