SINCE the death of late Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, notable Nigerians, including senior journalists have continued to announce their intimacy with the late CoS as well as his resolve to maintain secrecy on different corruption allegations against him, despite public outcry.

Kyari died on April 19, weeks after testing positive for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Prior to his death, Kyari had been at the receiving end of several attacks over corruption-related cases. Notable among these, was the MTN scandal.

In 2016, he was accused of receiving N500 million bribe from MTN to help reduce a $5.2 billion fine imposed on the telecom operator by the Federal Government. This was in turn, received with public backlash.

But some high-profile journalists in their tributes to the late Kyari said they were privy to classified information on the MTN scandal in which the Cos was indicted.

They claimed to have obtained confidential information from the late CoS about the allegation but respected his wish not to divulge the information.

MTN scandal

The Federal Government in 2015 penalised the telecom giant with a $5.2 billion fine for non-compliance with the January 2012 SIM card registration deadline.

The telecom firm ought to have disconnected its service subscribers with unregistered SIM cards but was liable for flouting the order issued by the National Communications Commission (NCC).

The MTN’s inaction was believed to have fuelled insecurity in the country, particularly the Boko Haram insurgency.

In a 2015 report, MTN Nigeria was also accused to have unduly diverted N11.398 billion from its Nigeria office to MTN Dubai, thus denying the country of tax revenue.

A similar illegal transfer of N11.789 billion was purportedly made from MTN Ghana to the same Dubai office to make a total of N37.6 billion illicit transfer.

“In a rare disclosure in 2013, MTN admitted it made unauthorised payments of N37.6 billion to MTN Dubai between 2010 and 2013,” the findings revealed, adding that the telecom company could have transferred over N90.2 billion out of the country since 2002 when it commenced operation in Nigeria.

READ MORE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/report-nigerian-journalists-who-knew-kyaris-role-about-mtn-scandal-yet-kept-mum/

The man is dead.u guys should let him rest in peace,even if we don't know if it is a perfect one..atleast him go use am carry virgins for that side go nite clubs.

Oya, it’s time to arrest his dead body. How can he do such a thing?!