After being detained for about four days, a former Finance Minister, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, has reportedly made a substantial refund of the cash said to have been given to her by the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA.
A competent source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, confirmed that the powerful female Kaduna politician, who served as the Director of Finance for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Organisation, reportedly received N2.5 billion from the N4 billion that was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on the orders of Colonel Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser,NSA, in the heat of the 2015 elections.
EFCC sources claimed that Usman had unhindered access to huge cash, some of which the EFCC said came from the CBN.
According to findings, the former minister is being quizzed over various sums of money which were paid into her account. Some of these funds are to have been traced to her personal and company’s accounts which she allegedly used to acquire properties in Abuja.
She was arrested last Monday and taken into custody by EFCC operatives to enable her speak on what she knew about the huge cash paid to her during the elections. A competent source in the Commission, however, confirmed to newsmen, last night, that Usman had been cooperating with the operatives interrogating her.
More importantly, the source said she had refunded an undisclosed amount of money to the EFCC.
Asked how much the former minister had remitted to the Commission, the officer declined to give details, saying he was not sure of the exact figure.
“I can confirm that the former minister has refunded some money but I will not tell you how much she has made available to us,” the officer said.
Asked when she would regain her freedom, the source said that releasing her depended on how soon she could make the money available to the Commission. “It is to be expected that the woman could be released on administrative bail as soon as she refunds the amount we traced to her,” the officer stated.
Taabooo.if leaders are looting like this then no future for Nigeria
ReplyDeleteSo you thought there was a future for Nigeria before?
DeleteAll of them are hyper thieves.may God help us
ReplyDeleteRogues being recycled in Nigeria.Same old looters and irresponsible politicians are moved from post to post to continue their looting.Irresponsible governors becoming senators after 8 wasted years without meaningful and proven record of success in their respective states,ministers that contributed nothing whatsoever to the development of the country apart from swollen bank balances in their names
ReplyDeleteNigerians should know tha the Buhari led government is witch hunting his political opponents. Where are all those that call such witch hunting. Please jail that woman
ReplyDeleteSubstantial sum, how much exactly did she return? You could tell how much was taken but you couldn't state how much was returned. This is APC in action. We are wiser than this.
ReplyDeleteChaii.. what men can do, women will do it better.. all those Army chiefs, their own did not pass 500-700million.. and they are refunding
ReplyDeleteBut just one woman..#2.5bn.. In cash!! biko she must do jail term, even if na small.. make she use like 6months
A very poor newly wedded, young couple lived in a small farm. One day the husband made the following proposal to his wife: Honey, I will leave the house: I will travel faraway, get a job and work hard in order to come back and give you the comfortable life that you deserve. I do not know how long I will stay away, I only ask one thing, please wait for me, and while I am away, you should be faithful to me, because I will be faithful to you.
His wife agreed, so the young man left. He walked many days until he found a farmer who was in need of someone to help him. The young man offered his services. He was accepted. Therefore he discussed the terms with his boss: Let me work for as long as I want and when I think I should go home, please relieve me of my duties. I do not want to receive my salary. I ask you to save it for me, until the day I leave. The day I decide to go, please give me the money and I will go my way. They agreed on that. So, the young man worked for twenty years without holiday and without rest. After twenty years, he came to his boss and said: Boss, I want my money, because I am returning to my home. The boss replied: All right, after all, I made a deal with you and I will stick to it. However, before you go I want to offer you something new: I will give you all your money and send you away; or I will give you 3 pieces of advice and send you away. If I give you money, you lose the 3 pieces of advice. If I give you the 3 pieces of advice, you lose the money. Now, go to your room and think about your answer. He thought for two days. Then he went to the boss and told him: I want the 3 pieces of advice. The boss stressed again, if I give you the 3 pieces of advice, I will not give you the money, and the man replied: I want the 3 pieces of advice. The boss then told him:
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There have been many false accusations.
ReplyDeleteEFCC is simply a tool for polititians. Today APC is in usebof this tool. Tomorrow another party will use this tool to fight APC. All our politicians are thesame. Nigerians be wise and stop believing EFCC its all a scam. They tell us how much is looted but they can never tell us how much is returned. Because it may be a lie, or they stealing from the thiefs pocket themselves. Remember they may be using this great opportunity to safe for their next election. Since its all about TSA now. It may not be easy for them to move money. Anyways, just a thought. As for this Madam Usman, that money was given to her for a purpose and she diverted it into buying houses and etc. Serves her right.
ReplyDeleteShe was Finance Minister under another Corruption Jugernaut Obj. He used her to replace Okonjo-Iweala. It was puzzling to the world. How and why would a Geography graduate replace an accomplished economist as Finance Minister?
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