Skip to main content

FGN TO DECLARE EX-AGF ADOKE, OBAIGBENA & OTHERS WANTED

INVESTIGATION: Attorney-General, Mohammed Adoke, Embroiled In N549 ...
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is set to declare some top officials of the Goodluck Jonathan's administration wanted, in connection with some new and ongoing corruption revelations.

Security sources who are aware of the plans revealed that the first list of wanted ex-officials and military officers, who anti-graft investigators believe fled the country to evade arrest and prosecution over corruption, has been compiled and ready for release.

Below are full details of the "big men" to be declared wanted...

Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke. Sources in the EFCC told Premium Times that he is wanted in connection with the $1.1billion Malabu Oil deal.

Adoke is believed to be in Dubai. He is required to answer questions about his role in facilitating the transfer of the huge sum, paid by oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, to accounts operated by a former petroleum minister and convicted felon, Dan Etete.

Also on the list is the publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena. He would be declared wanted for receiving N670million from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Obaigbena claimed, in his letter to EFCC that part of the money was meant for compensation for Boko Haram attacks on his offices in Abuja and Kaduna, while another N120million was on behalf of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria and 12 newspapers who asked to be compensated for the “unlawful seizure and stoppage of circulation by armed soldiers in Abuja and several cities”.

Some of the newspapers have denied receiving money from the newspaper body, NPAN, while others have returned the money they were paid to the association after it was revealed that the payment was made from the alleged missing N2.1billion meant for the procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram.

The whereabouts of Obaigbena is not known, but it is hoped that he would be arrested wherever he is as soon as his name is published, and be extradited to Nigeria to face trial.

Others on the list included ex-Comptroller of the Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, who is being investigated for fraud, and a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is wanted for alleged stealing N2.8 billion. Both men are believed to be hiding in Dubai.

Our sources say two senior military officers, Sarki Yarki-Bello, a General and Bello Fadile, a Colonel, who worked in the office of the national Security Adviser under Dasuki, are also on the list.

Mr. Sarki was the Director of Counter-terrorism at the ONSA while Mr. Fadile is described as a close confidant of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Last July, Fadile was arrested in company of Dasuki when SSS operatives stormed his home in Abuja. Also, Sarki and Fadile are believed to be hiding in Dubai.

Another big name on the list of wanted ex-officials is Waripamowei Dudafa, a former Special Assistant to ex-President Jonathan on Domestic and Social Events.

No wonder President Buhari went to Dubai to sign all those documents to get cooperation from UAE.

On Tuesday, President Buhari signed a series of bilateral agreements with the government of the UAE, among them are the Judicial Agreement on Extradition, Transfer of Sentenced Persons and Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal and Commercial Matters, which are intended to help in extradition of officials wanted for fraud and other criminal activities and the repatriation of looted funds.

Sources say many looters are hiding in Dubai because there was no agreement with Nigeria before to send wanted persons back home. President Buhari got to know their tricks and started work immediately!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

EDO GUBER ELECTION: Omo-Agege, Faith Majemite, Others Appointed Into APC National Campaign Council

Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) unveiled a 197-member council on Wednesday to lead its campaign. According to the list released by APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has been appointed as the chairman of the campaign council. Governor Otu will be supported by Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda as co-chairman and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole as deputy chairman. Other members of the 197-member team include Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who will serve as Assistant Secretary; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Hon. Faith Majemite; and other governors elected on the APC platform. The recently reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, who recently defecte...

IBORI PARDON IN SIGHT? FG Inaugurates Presidential Committee On Prerogative of Mercy

Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a 12-member Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM), tasked with recommending individuals eligible for presidential pardons from criminal convictions. The committee, chaired by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, was inaugurated on Wednesday. It has a four-year tenure and includes members drawn from various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), as well as representatives from religious bodies and four eminent Nigerians. Among the notable appointees are Justice Augustine Utsaha, Prof. Alkasum Abba, Chief Akinlolu Olujinmi (SAN), and Prof. Nike Sidikat Ijaiya. The Permanent Secretary for Special Duties and Governmental Affairs will also serve as a key member, while the director for special duties and intergovernmental affairs will act as the committee’s secretary. During the inauguration, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)...

GOVERNOR OBOREVWORI APPOINTS OSEJI AS DELTA HEAD OF SERVICE

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs.) Minimim Oseji as the new Head of Service. Her appointment follows the retirement of Mr. Reginald Bayoko, who served in the position for nearly nine years. Dr. Oseji, a medical doctor, was previously the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and had also served as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health. In 2020, she was elected as the 22nd National President of the Medical Women's Association of Nigeria (MWAN). The newly appointed Head of Service is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, March 31, 2025. Mr. Charles Aniagwu, MNIPR Hon. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information