…recovers $9.3m from Ex-NNPC GMD

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has discovered a $37.5m (N11.75bn) luxury high-rise building on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly belonging to the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

This is just as the EFCC revealed on Friday that it discovered $9.3m and £74,000 belonging to a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Andrew Yakubu. The money was allegedly kept in a bungalow situated in the slums of Kaduna.

The two discoveries were made as part of investigations into a string of fraudulent activities in the NNPC, which cost the nation over $20bn at a time the oil price stood at about $100 per barrel on the average

According to impeccable sources within the EFCC, the building allegedly belonging to Diezani was purchased between 2011 and 2012. It is situated in the same estate where Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, resides.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the building comprises 18 flats and six penthouses.

Properties on Banana Island are believed to be among the most expensive in Africa with a plot of land selling between $4m (N1.25bn) and $6m (N1.8bn), according to Forbes Magazine.

A source at the EFCC said, “The aggressive drive by the EFCC to recover all hidden assets of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering, produced another breakthrough this week with the discovery of a property acquired through shell companies by the former minister at upscale Banana Island in Lagos.

“The property is a 15-storey edifice comprising 18 flats and six penthouses.

“The property was acquired by the former minister between 2011 and 2012 at a total cost of $37.5m from the developers, YF Construction Development and Real Estate.

The property was allegedly acquired in the name of a shell company, Rusimpex Limited under the control of certain Mr. Afamefuna Nwokedi of Stillwaters law firm, in Lagos.”

Last year, the commission seized an $18m mansion in the Asokoro area of Abuja allegedly belonging to the ex-minister.

She has, however, denied all the allegations levelled against her.

Meanwhile, the commission has recovered $9.7m and £74,000 from a former GMD of the NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu.

Ironically, Yakubu, who served as the head of the corporation between 2012 and 2014, is the key witness of the EFCC against the Chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited, Jide Omokore, who is standing trial for an alleged $1.6bn fraud.

The EFCC said in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, that the money was found in a safe hidden in a slum in Kaduna State.

The statement read in part, “A special operation conducted by operatives of the EFCC on February 3, 2017 on a building belonging to a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Andrew Yakubu, in Kaduna yielded the recovery of a staggering sum of $9,772,800.

http://punchng.com/20bn-nnpc-fraud-efcc-discovers-diezanis-37-5m-lagos-mansion/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

How I wish we could gather & nuke all these thieves that has vowed that Nigeria & Nigerians will continue to suffer by looting her dry..




It's very sad

Exactly the kind of money that can bring my family out of Recession and make my family the fastest growing economy in my village.
Just sell the house and empower me with the money.

It's really sad
I'm always of the opinion that instead of preaching prosperity our Pastors should be preaching contentment
People have become so greedy in this country
Pesin go thief 20billion go hide while people like me dey find 2k to take chop

hungryboy:
It's really sad
I'm always of the opinion that instead of preaching prosperity our Pastors should be preaching contentment
People have become so greedy in this country
Pesin go thief 20billion go hide while people like me dey find 2k to take chop

My brother it's so disheartening I swear. Billions up on billions only one person



Yesterday it was Ex-NNPC GMD, today it was Diezani Madueke. Why are Nigerian public office holders so mean??

Both dezieani and any of her supporters deserves not pity

Enemies of state will come and yearn rubbish

BeeBeeOoh:
How I wish we could gather & nuke all these thieves that has vowed that Nigeria & Nigerians will continue to suffer by looting her dry..




It's very sad

What a patriotic statement

Goodmorning the Grand commander Of wailers home and abroad

Jeez.... Nawa ooo... Nw i bliv looting is among the causes of this recession.... Thieves ooooooo.... Mtchew

D money too much abeg... I wan faint

sarrki:
Both dezieani and any of her supporters deserves not pity

Enemies of state will come and yearn rubbish

They still don't know why we are in recession. Meanwhile, once upon a time

sarrki:


What a patriotic statement

Goodmorning the Grand commander Of wailers home and abroad

Good morning Oba Of Zombies


You & this your Patriotic nawa oh

Buhari leave my girlfriend alone

These people, together with their ring leader,actually caused this recession. And someone will now come here and be shouting bring back our corruption, in fact the thunder that will fire you is still training with bokoharam

BeeBeeOoh:
Good morning Oba Of Zombies


You & this your Patriotic nawa oh

We have to my Brother

For our children children

APC should focus on taking the economy out of recession instead of wasting time on trying to taint the saintly image of the hero of modern day democracy and his then cabinet of competent technocrats.

They should also stop trying to distract Nigerians from focusing on their ailing president who has been away from office for one year now.

Useless propaganda with no pictures or video of the property.

I've not even reached the thread before noticing that some people have already cum and dirtythe thread.

Lemme leave them to enjoy it while it lasts as they resume their lives of contented suffering on a new day

I really get disappointed when I hear Nigerians heap all the blame of this current recession on the current govt., yes some of their policies might not have been right but the root cause cause if our problems is the MASSIVE CORRUPTION that has gone unchecked in past administrations.

Olalan:
I really get disappointed when I hear Nigerians heap all the blame of this current recession on the current govt., yes some of their policies might not have been right but the root cause cause if our problems is the MASSIVE CORRUPTION that has gone unchecked in past administrations.

May your days be long

God bless you

A Good citizen of Nigeria

SubtleFRED:
I've not even reached the thread before noticing that some people have already cum and dirtythe thread.

Lemme leave them to enjoy it while it lasts as they resume their lives of contented suffering on a new day

E enter Am

omenkaLives:
APC should focus on taking the economy out of recession instead of wasting time on trying to taint the saintly image of the hero of modern day democracy and his then cabinet of competent technocrats.

They should also stop trying to distract Nigerians from focusing on their ailing president who has been away from office for one year now.

Useless propaganda with no pictures or video of the property.

A prime example of corruption fighting back.

Okay, I think you have enough evidence to prosecute Diezani. Let's do that fast so that all these millions in dollars can be put to good use.


These politicians aren't even smart, you steal huge money and you just let it lay around somewhere it can be easily found or traced.

Boleyndynasty2:
Okay, I think you have enough evidence to prosecute Diezani. Let's do that fast so that all these millions in dollars can be put to good use.


These politicians aren't even smart, you steal huge money and you just let it lay around somewhere it can be easily found or traced.

From day one I came across your name

Something tells me in my subconscious mind that you are a patriotic Nigeria

Please no matter what stand by the truth

What nonsense? No wonder the forex just the scarce. These NNPC people only steal in foreign currency.

sarrki:



From day one I came across your name

Something tells me in my subconscious mind that you are a patriotic Nigeria

Please no matter what stand by the truth

Lol you and patriotism

Another sensational headline for sarrki and his fellow zombies to feast upon. Show us the cash like yakubu's own. Stupid people believing stupid propaganda.

You can't win a battle without fighting. Nigerian youths, arise!

All these stories av been going on and on 4 almost 2years; yet no result, so single person been indicted. EFCC trying to distract Nigerians from the current hardship APC imposed on us and the where about of the dull president.

Nigerians open ur eyes; they r just distracting u. This news won't stop fuel from being 145, neither will it stop purewater from being 20naira very soon, or d increase in palmoil, garri and rice to reduce.

Incompetent people. Always dishing out fake news to divert attention. Not everybody believes ur propaganda again.

Give us good governance.
Good riddance.

Damn! God damn Jonathan. God damn Andrew, God damn Dasuki, God damn Diezani, God damn Musiliu, Fayose, Fani-Kayode. God damn every looter. They shall know disasters in their lives.

They caused recession. Unprecedented hardship on Nigerians. They turned us against one another on religious lines.

They and their supporters who are hell-bent on making people suffer shall suffer.

That Jonathan is wicked sha.

Dash me now

EFCC d Mungo Park lords. It's either Diezani owns all the choice properties in dis country or EFCC is d new mungo Park. Dey have been discovering and linking to Diezani for 2 years now but yet dats where d story ends.. U claim to have all the witnesses, evidences and discoveries kip springing up and down daily, WHAT EXACTLY IS HOLDING UP THE CASE ESPECIALLY AGAINST DIEZANI ? If u're not ready to prosecute her yet why leaking so called evidences to the media? So far all dey do is leak reports to the media and allow Nigerians who seem to be moronic by d day act Judge, jury and executioner..

alienvirus:
Damn! God damn Jonathan. God damn Andrew, God damn Dasuki, God damn Diezani, God damn Musiliu, Fayose, Fani-Kayode. God damn every looter. They shall know disasters in their lives.

They caused recession. Unprecedented hardship on Nigerians. They turned us against one another on religious lines.

They and their supporters who are hell-bent on making people suffer shall suffer.

That Jonathan is wicked sha.

I am impressed we have devoted and patriotic Nigeria

God bless you

Chai Denziani Mrs frog eyes

Only you?