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Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by tomakint: 11:45am On Oct 15, 2018 |
Atiku US Case Facts of the Matter By Eyitemi Taire: I actually downloaded the 328 page document on the 4 cases including Atiku and read it all. There are many points of interest. The US govt were concerned about the $40m Atiku brought into US accounts, especially as he was a politically exposed person. Please note that the funds were mostly brought from Panama and British Virgin Islands from the accounts of his business partner at Intel's, Mr Volpi. Surely if Atiku knew his funds were proceeds of corruption rather than the legitimate business of Intel's, he would have left the funds in the tax havens from where they came, and where they would have been safe from the prying eyes of the US govt. Also interesting is that when notice was given to him that his accounts would be closed, he was allowed to transfer the funds, which he did...to the UK, no less! Again I would wonder why a smart 'criminal' such as him would keep his 'proceeds of corruption' in economies where they can be easily probed and seized. The main accusation the US govt made against him was that $2.8m was paid to his accounts by Siemens. But the same accusers admitted that there was a consultancy agreement giving legitimacy to those funds. They also noted that Siemens' books showed purchase of watches worth $170k for 'P' and 'VP', which they ASSUMED to mean OBJ and Atiku. At no point did the report ever confirm the assumption. His 4th wife who operated the accounts in question is a US citizen, who at the time was living in the US. It is interesting that she was made to answer questions and then nothing happened! His lawyer, who is very prominent in those parts, at one point after an account was closed, opened an account for Atiku under his law firm and was a signatory to the account...hardly the actions of a lawyer who knows his client's funds are proceeds of corruption. In case you don't know, he could have gone to jail for that if the money was indeed proceeds of corruption. Again he was asked to answer questions and provide documents, and then nothing! The same report details the profits from Intel across several countries in Africa, which ran into at least a couple of hundred millions per annum. $40m seems like a minor amount in that context. I know that APC people are a bit allergic to thinking through issues before bandying slogans and propaganda around. But any one who has any amount of money in foreign accounts and is Nigerian knows how those funds are treated with extreme suspicion often to the point of shutting the accounts down. In fact when your principal Buhari went to England and said that all Nigerians are corrupt, there was a huge wave of British banks shutting Nigerian accounts down. I'm sure those people who were affected will protest vigorously that their money was not proceeds of corruption. Indeed the banks and the governments doing this know that, otherwise the funds would have been held pending investigation. Please Sir, stop bandying these stories around. They don't help your Principal one bit. On the contrary, they make him look like a desperate man who will do anything and say anything to hold on to power, even though he cannot deliver the minimum results. By Eyitemi Taire https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1202832606533507&id=100004203363956 |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by NigeriaIsDoomed: 11:46am On Oct 15, 2018 |
These failures are jittery but nothing except God can stop Atiku. They spent 3 years blaming everything instead of fulfilling their promises. Criminal government! |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by BornnAgainChild(f): 11:48am On Oct 15, 2018 |
Atiku this...Atiku that una no dey tire 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by bedspread: 11:49am On Oct 15, 2018 |
NigeriaIsDoomed:ONLY GOD My brother!! No one else 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by CTechHub(m): 11:50am On Oct 15, 2018 |
Well, thank you. |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by Captainrambo2: 11:51am On Oct 15, 2018 |
The face of corruption 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by Captainrambo2: 11:54am On Oct 15, 2018 |
NigeriaIsDoomed:after blaming and travelling all around the globe . They want to start using tribalism and shouting atiku Is corrupt We nor go gree 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by sLentlover7778(m): 11:55am On Oct 15, 2018 |
Correct that's what I'm talking about.. Nigeria government is like rolling dice.. we keep rolling until we get the double six.. #Atiku2019 |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by NigeriaIsDoomed: 11:59am On Oct 15, 2018 |
Captainrambo2:It is a failed mission |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by ipobarethieves: 12:03pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
Ipob are Atikulate Slaves. So,No more Biafra or Death again?Wonder if late Kanu go support this thief. 1 Like |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by MalcoImX: 12:06pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
328 Pages just to lie to you. OK, let him go to America. 1 Like |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by Corrinthians(m): 12:09pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
MalcoImX:Simple as A B C! If it is transport he lacks, we're ready to contribute monies to see to his departure and return. |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by Rockyrascal(m): 12:09pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
Bomboclatt!!!...Whatever the word means |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by ipobarethieves: 12:13pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
So the renowned thief will traful go USA after he becum IPOB president. Ipob dey drag Atiku like Tiger Gen. |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by tomakint: 1:37pm On Oct 20, 2018 |
ipobarethieves: You will soon be wise. |
Re: Atiku US Case Facts Of The Matter! by ipobarethieves: 1:41pm On Oct 20, 2018 |
tomakint:kid |
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