₦airaland Forum

A known criminal........

https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/useruploads/display/4e1b7a86-58b1-4f4b-9070-985f55820091_3ojxw.gif

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended no fewer than 11 senior officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as the probe of the shenanigans under the stewardship of disgraced Ibrahim Magu deepened.

Authoritative Presidency sources told P.M.News on Tuesday night that EFCC executive Secretary Olanipekun Olukoyede was among the senior officials suspended.

According to the source, ‘they were suspended for various alleged criminal and corrupt infractions”.

The suspension of the officials was also to allow for unfettered investigation of the commission.

“All the top officials in the agency have been suspended, their offices locked, to prevent any tampering with files at the commission”, the source added.

President Buhari suspended Ibrahim Magu, the former acting chairman of the agency last week and appointed the director of operations, Mohammed Umar Abba, to hold forte.

The source said Umar Abba survived the temporary purge, as he was found not to be a part of the suspected underhand dealings in the agency.

Olukoyede became the Secretary to the EFCC in November 2018 following confirmation by the Senate.

The Ikere-Ekiti born senior lawyer was a former chief of staff to Magu. He replaced Emmanuel Aremo, whose five-year tenure expired in July 2018.

The former acting chairman of the agency is facing for the second week, grilling by the presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami, over financial allegations and improprieties, including money laundering.

He is facing tough questioning over allegations that he re-looted funds recovered by the commission. And that he accepted bribes to pervert cases of graft.

He is also accused of mismanagement of recovered assets by the EFCC.

Among the issues Magu is helping the panel to resolve are wide discrepancies in figures of recovered monies published by the agency.

The panel has also asked him to react to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit(NFIU) report accusing him of siphoning money from the EFCC.

NFIU report showed that a particular Bureau de Change, owned by Ahmed Ibrahim Shanono linked to the Acting Chairman based in Kaduna has more than 158 accounts and has been receiving huge sums of funds.

The report also accused Magu of laundering money through Pastor Emmanuel Omale of Hand of God Prophetic Ministry.

Omale was alleged to have bought a landed property on behalf of Magu worth N573 million in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“Another individual who is helping in laundering funds for the Acting Chairman and who has been referred to in several petitions is one Pastor Emmanuel Omale (Hand of God Prophetic Ministry).

“He is reported to have traveled to Dubai with Mr. Magu and his name was used in purchasing property in Dubai for Mr Magu.

“As an unknown pastor, the NFIU’s report showed huge movement of funds ranging from N573,228,040.41,’’ the report said.

Omale has denied laundering money for Magu.

Magu has also been accused of allegedly failing to give proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered real estate property as of March, 2018.

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/07/15/complete-sweep-buhari-suspends-efcc-secretary-olukoyede-10-others/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VRiz0wwGJg&ab_channel=TheSun

The federal government of Nigeria has called for de-escalation of hostilities in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

A statement issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, said it was deeply concerned about the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the early hours of the day.

Worried that the cycle of violence and retaliation that the current escalation has assumed only “served to perpetuate an unending cycle of pain and suffering for the civilian population, it consequently called for ceasefire in the interest of the vulnerable civilians.

“The government also called for restraint and the need to prioritise the safety of civilians by giving room for humanitarian considerations.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria is deeply concerned about the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the early hours of Saturday, 7th October, 2023 and calls for de-escalation and ceasefire.

“The cycle of violence and retaliation that the current escalation has assumed, only serves to perpetuate an unending cycle of pain and suffering for the civilian population, that bear the brunt of every conflict.”

“The Federal Government of Nigeria, therefore, calls on both sides to exercise restraint, prioritize the safety of civilians and give room for humanitarian considerations. We are therefore calling for a peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue.”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-calls-for-de-escalation-of-israel-hamas-hostilities/

https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/useruploads/display/93b27c02-6733-4a8e-b11b-a7271c0d3a68_3ojxy.gif


Approved....

Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, was captured on video attempting to defuse a heated altercation among a group of young individuals in Abuja yesterday.

Footage seen by our correspondent shows Seyi Tinubu in the midst of the confrontation, firmly gripping the head of one of the youths while engaging in a conversation.

He was surrounded by others on a street in the capital city of Abuja.

Despite the young man’s attempts to break free, Seyi Tinubu maintained his hold on him throughout the incident. The precise circumstances that led to the President’s son finding himself in this unusual situation remain unknown.

Eyewitnesses reported that his intervention played a crucial role in de-escalating the situation, preventing potential harm, and restoring order.

https://politicsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/images-2023-10-02T165958.334.jpeg

https://politicsnigeria.com/presidents-son-seyi-tinubu-involved-in-abuja-altercation-in-abuja-street-video/

https://politicsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20231002-171103-768x1202.jpg

https://politicsnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20231002-171140-768x1202.jpg

A court in the United Kingdom (UK) has granted a former Nigerian minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, bail in the sum of 70,000 pounds.

Madueke, who currently lives in St John’s Wood, London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday after being charged with bribery offences amounting to 100,000 pounds following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.

The District Judge, Michael Snow, granted her bail but imposed some other conditions on her after considering her ‘a flight risk’.

Alison-Madueke, aged 63, who also served as president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was a key figure in the Nigerian government between 2010 and 2015.

The NCA suspects she accepted bribes during her time as Minister for Petroleum Resources in exchange for awarding multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts.

Assets worth millions of pounds relating to the alleged offences have already been frozen as part of the ongoing investigation.

In March of this year, the NCA also provided evidence to the US Department of Justice that enabled them to recover assets totaling $53.1 million linked to Alison-Madueke’s alleged corruption.

She is alleged to have benefited from at least £100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, flights on private jets, luxury holidays for her family, and the use of multiple London properties.

Alison-Madueke was arrested in London in 2015, shortly after stepping down as minister, and was charged in August with six bribery offences.

She has spent the past eight years on police bail, living in St John’s Wood, an expensive area of London.

The charges against her, read out in court, all related to events alleged to have taken place in London.

https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/uk-court-grants-diezani-70k-bail-in-bribery-case/

https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Diezani-Alison-Madueke.jpg