Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have discovered the sum of N2.5 billion in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who is now a senator representing Anambra State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUL 03, 2016

Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have discovered the sum of N2.5 billion in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who is now a senator representing Anambra State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Two senior EFCC sources told our correspondent that the bank account and its huge deposits had been opened and operated without the knowledge of the former minister’s housemaid. “Senator Oduah apparently opened the account with her housemaid’s name, image, and details without the housemaid knowing about it,” said one EFCC agent familiar with the scandal.

Another EFCC source told SaharaReporters that Ms. Oduah had been going around to some top officials of the Muhammadu Buhari administration seeking their help to scuttle her impending trial. Last week, she asked for a meeting with EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu, claiming she wanted to meet in her official capacity as a senator.

The two EFCC sources who briefed our correspondent on the “housemaid” account disclosed that Ms. Oduah was the sole signatory to the account, adding that they were still connecting the dots to uncover how the ex-Aviation Minister managed to pull off such a money laundering operation.

“As of last week, the account was still active and contained over N2.5 billion,” said one EFCC source. He added that he could not ascertain whether the EFCC chairman, who is currently traveling in Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj, had ordered the freezing of the account.

One of our EFCC sources revealed that the discovery of the “maid” account meant that the former minister must have stolen as much as N5.6 billion so far from the Aviation Ministry’s funds during her ministerial term.

SaharaReporters had revealed in earlier reports that EFCC investigators had so far determined that Ms. Oduah split N3.6 billion that she acquired illegally among eight companies.

In August 2015, Ms. Oduah filed an application at a Federal High Court to stop the EFCC from investigating allegations that she bought two ostensibly bulletproof BMW cars at $1.6 million, or $800,000 apiece. A controversial judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, initially granted the order sought by Senator Oduah. However, in February 2016, after Justice Yunusa was transferred out of Lagos, another federal high court judge vacated the order, permitting the EFCC to carry on with its investigation.

SaharaReporters had broken the report about the BMW scam during Ms. Oduah’s ministerial tenure. Several BMW dealers in Europe and North America told our reporters that what the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) paid for the two BMW cars far exceeded the price ranges for such bulletproof automobiles.

Ms. Oduah is a close ally of embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is the defendant in two criminal trials in Abuja pertaining to forgery and false declaration of assets.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/07/03/efcc-finds-n25b-former-aviation-minister-stella-oduah%E2%80%99s-housemaid%E2%80%99s-account

Gradually We Are Gathering Money For The Construction Of 2nd Niger Bridge....


May God Bless Buhari..

Ngene, ever since you resurfaced youve been much active in investigating.

Finally the thief has been unmasked.

Let the law dine with her if she is found guilty

I swear Buhari go wound many people....and she is a Senator presided by Saraki

princemillla:
Ngene, ever since you resurfaced youve been much active in investigating.

Finally the thief has been unmasked.

Let the law dine with her if she is found guilty

Make we dey try now..

I know say SP go name names......... Those guys they unmask everything and anything

tomakint:
I swear Buhari go wound many people....and she is a Senator presided by Saraki

Lets See how they will explain this away..

NgeneUkwenu:


Make we dey try now..

I dey follow you

Nigerian politicians with greediness and wicked mind...... Democracy is a scam corrupt politicians should also be kill

lalasticlala seun are you dey?

adebayo10977:
Nigerian politicians with greediness and wicked mind......
Democracy is a scam
corrupt politicians should also be kill

Tailor made English.... Many gbooozaass

I know the Ex female minister must come from the other part of the Niger.

They claim marginilization yet their sons and daugthers stole from the zoo.

Watchout how the shameless IPOD youths will come here to defend this theif.

Shameless people that only support evil.

BIAFRA MY FOOT

NONSENSE.

Fantastically fantastic and interestingly interesting

Sahara Reporters and junk news are like bread and butter. All the monies Sahara Reporters claim to have been discovered by officials of the past administration so far are bigger than Nigeria's total income for 30 years. what a joke... Anything to keep the zombies busy

That woman is a renowned bulletproof vehicle crook

Dear Madam Stella Oduah. I hereby tender my application letter for the position of houseboy.

Pls find attached copies of my BSc and MSc certificates. Thank you.

The accursed wailers will soon come and sing "witchhunting" here.

Severusworefa where are u??

Another corruption news to take us throughout the week.

Buhari,


Get the looted money and start work. Nigerians are hungry.

chai kwaekae oooo na BMW woman b dis o.

Operation reggae d aviation fund

Buhari my president,

Your economic policies might be a little quaint, but your anti-corruption crusade is stupendously efficient and second to none! Carry on jare, I have your back...hehehehehe

AtlanticBreeze:
Sahara Reporters and junk news are like bread and butter. All the monies Sahara Reporters claim to have been discovered by officials of the past administration so far are bigger than Nigeria's total income for 30 years. what a joke... Anything to keep the zombies busy

Ain't suprised, but you believe this same Sahara when they reported about Burutai's properties in Dubai right


Your hypocrisy stinks!!

AtlanticBreeze:
Sahara Reporters and junk news are like bread and butter. All the monies Sahara Reporters claim to have been discovered by officials of the past administration so far are bigger than Nigeria's total income for 30 years. what a joke... Anything to keep the zombies busy

This one is here with his dumb guy routine.

She has never left anyone in doubt that she is a thief.

I wonder what her protector, Jonathan, has to say about this?

Her supporters will claim she was already rich and owned an oil firm prior to being minister of aviation, but they won't tell us that she and her firm were also indicted by the house of reps concerning oil subsidy payments.

Her supporters won't also explain to us why she loved her house maid so much that she put her own hard earned money of N2.5B in an account that bore the maid's name but the mistress' signature.

I hope those that were asking that the minister's name be released to the public before they believe the story, would not now come screaming propaganda and witch-hunt to our utter disbelief.

NgeneUkwenu:
Gradually We Gathering Money For The Construction Of 2nd Niger Bridge....


May God Bless Buhari..

Walahi, you're wicked!

However, for the sake of her beauty, make EFCC let her just return the money and go bikonu

bloodyBLOGGER:


This one is here with his dumb guy routine.

How much is the total income sahara reporters has discovered so far from the past administration? Keep feeding off junk news from sahara reporters, don't use your brain

johnwizey:
Ain't suprised, but you believe this same Sahara when they reported about Burutai's properties in Dubai right


Your hypocrisy stinks!!

Burutai accepted he owned the properties, this is unlike the many fictitious monies sahara reporters claim to have been discovered from officials of the past government.. Even a bad clock is right ones a day

Am fully in support of the anti corruption fight. However, some things don't add up with this news:
1. During BVN exercise, account holder is required to sign and verify biometric finger print.
2. How could Stella Idua's signature be used for her maid's bio data.
3. How is it possible that the account is still operational till now?
Anyway, SR has a way of digging out dirt in detail. We wait

Hmmmm, Nigerians?? SMH

dikeigbo2:



Tailor made English.... Many gbooozaass

please Mr professor,kindly indicate where I made mistake..........

Touch not the wailers annointed


Oduah is just being witch hunted




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