The anti-graft agency recently raided
the offices of the oil firm following its involvement in crude oil swap
deals running into billions of dollars which the company benefited from. The
company is believed to have channeled millions of dollars into President
Buhari’s 2015 presidential campaign.
Kyari and the Director-General of
the Department of State Security (DSS), Mamman Daura, have
been collaborating to whittle dowm the pace of investigation in addition to
issuing threats to some media organisations whose bosses are implicated in the
arms procurement scandal, to slow down on the story which would expose the
extent of the company’s contribution to the presidential election.
The desperation by the duo is
anchored on expected backlash for an administration that is already under fire
for its selective anti-corruption drive targeting mainly members of the
opposition.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that
Kyari had at a recent joint meeting of heads of security agencies berated
the EFCC boss for pursuing certain high profile investigations with the
capacity to embarrass the administration without clearance from the
presidency.
Kyari, who is believed to be captured
in President Buhari’s future political calculations, with vested interest in
Sahara Energy, told the EFCC chair that if he failed to seek clearance before
embarking on some of his investigations, he may be playing with his job.
“You should have sought clearance.
But you can play with your job if you like!”, he fumed at the meeting, warning
that he may not have the pleasure of such privileged warning again.
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