The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has laid its hands on a bank account with over N2.5billion opened in the name of a former female minister’s housemaid, The Nation newspaper reports
Investigators of the anti-graft agency believe the account was opened by the former influential minister in the name of the housemaid as part of the effort to cover her track.
However, preliminary investigation has shown that the former minister is the sole signatory to the account, The Nation gathered authoritatively yesterday.
A highly placed EFCC source said yesterday that she would be brought to justice.
“Our findings indicated that the ex-female minister opened an account in the name of her housemaid and with her photograph. But the signature in the account is that of the ex-minister,” the source said.
“At the time we made the discovery, over N2.5billion was in the account. But the volume of transactions in the account has been huge.
“We are suspecting that the ex-minister did not put the housemaid in the picture of what she wanted to do with her passport photograph.
“We have established that the ex-minister has been drawing funds from the said account. We have retrieved records of all transactions by the ex-Minister. We will soon bring her to justice no matter how long it takes to follow due process.”
The EFCC, it was also gathered, has secured a court order to detain Abiodun Agbele (Alias Abbey), an associate of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.
Agbele was arrested during the week in respect of ongoing investigation into how about N4.745billion of the $2. 1billion arms cash was diverted to a former Minister of Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro and Governor Fayose.
The cash was allegedly sourced from the SAS Imprest Account of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under ex-NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki prior to the conduct of the June 21,2014 Ekiti Governorship poll.
About N1.219billion was allegedly disbursed to Fayose through Abiodun Agbele and De Privateer Limited which is owned by the associate.
The ONSA allegedly wired the N4.745billion via Sylvan Mcnamara Limited, a phony company allegedly run by the Obanikoros.
Said a source, “We have obtained a remand warrant from the court to detain Agbele; who was central to the collection and sharing of the N1.219billion into the accounts of Fayose and other beneficiaries.
“His arrest has enabled us to get to the root of how the funds came about and the disbursement formula.
“When presented with records of transactions and accruing tellers, the suspect admitted carrying out the transactions. He is helping our investigation and we will soon reveal the details to the public.”
Before Agele’s arrest, investigation had uncovered that:
“The N1, 219, 490,000 was not deposited in any account but it was kept in a vault in the bank. It took the bank officials about 10 days to count. The bankers refused to make entry until it was counted,
“Shortly after confirming the figure, Abiodun Agbele was used to coordinate the disbursement of the funds. On June 26, 2014, the wanted associate (Abiodun Agbele) paid N137million into Ayodele Fayose’s account 10003126654 with Zenith Bank through Teller-0556814. Fayose’s BVN on the teller is 22338867502. On August 22, 2014, he paid N50million into the same account. By the records from the bank, Abiodun Agbele paid another N118, 760,000 into Fayose’s account on 27/8/14.
“Based on the transfers, Fayose moved N300million to a Fixed Deposit Account No 9013074033 with Zenith Bank at 15, Olusola Abiona Street, Olorunda Estate, Alapere Ketu. He has the same BVN-22338867502.
“After that, Abiodun deposited another N100million from the N1, 219, 490,000 into Spotless Hotel Account run by Fayose and his wife, Helen Olayemi Fayose with Account No. 1010170969, Fayose’s BVN is 223338867502 and his wife’s BVN in the account is 22298990256.
“The governor and his wife are the two directors and signatories of Spotless Hotel account.”
In the course of the investigation, the EFCC team dug up how De Privateer Limited (a company owned by Abiodun Agbele) with Account No. 1013835889 received the sum of N219, 490,000 on June 18, 2014.
“On June 19, 2014, the same account received N300million and another N200million on June 23, 2014. The BVN of the account is 22235692890.”
(The Nation newspaper)
Tell us how APC campaign was funded. The crooks of yesterday are praising them selves saint today. Ameachi, Tinubu Fashola and co. Without investigating them you are biased
ReplyDeleteYou are part of them
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Lady Z complained that someone has been stealing her eggs from her poultry farm for over a year now.
DeleteA boy who visited the community a month ago was caught to have stolen Lady Z's egg.
Someone argued that punishing the boy will be unfair as the other thieves are out there free and may even partake in flogging this unfortunate boy.
The focus should really be to deter stealing & corruption.
With all that was revealed all that you can say is this? Haba.
DeleteVery senseless comment! Huge amount of public funds stolen by Fayose and his allies are being undiscovered and you're here asking who funded APC's campaign. You must be a blockhead. It's unpatriotic people like you that are dragging this country backward.
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At leat you did,nt say it,s witch hunting. When will nigerians face the fact. Some one looted funds meant to procure arms to fight Terror. And you re here saying rubbish. May be if you were from north east you won,t say so. I rest my case
DeleteWhy are so myopic and inconsistent. I'll advise you to liberate yourself from political quagmire that you've plunged yourself.
DeleteThe question is how did TINUBU,AMEACHI and FASHOLA funded the APC campaign,Where did they get their own money from?,remember your president had no money to purchase his own form.Enough of this one sided investigations by EFCC.
Delete...the comment is a sure sign he/she has no wisdom. They will not be any different if he/she is in a position of sort. What happened to justice for the evil?...glorifying thieves by asking who funded Apc. Nonsense!!!
DeleteAnonymous 3:54 Am...i believe your are a thief nonsense comment fool
DeleteWho is interested in this nonsence APC media campaign and corruption fight. Na only APC members be saints. People are dying of hunger hardship and hopelessness because of APC led government incompetence cluelessness moral corruption vindictive and wicked govt and they are just playing to the galarxy and diverting attention with the so called anti corruption. APC is a disaster. Na only APC members got their campaign fund from their personal savings and all of them be saints including majority that were in PDP govt before now. It is a shame and this leadership style is dividing Nigeria more than before. Can the country come back from this brink? It is sad!
ReplyDeleteAs they getting the right people? yes, is this a corruption fight?Yes.Are there corrupt in APC? Possible. Let's hope the next opposition government whenever that is will also find them out. As long as corruption is exposed and hopefully reduced, it good by me, o don't care how loop sided it may look. Fear needs to be driven into the hearts of public office holders simple.
ReplyDeleteAmeachi,fashola,tinubu and all of them are saint now in apc,after ruling 8 years in their various state,lopsided campaign against coruption.
ReplyDeleteJust shut up if you have nothing to say. This whole scale robbery and you are talking crap. Stupid fool. People like you part of the reason Nigeria is the way it is.
DeleteWhen a thief is caught. He has been caught, though he and others had been stealing before. One day they shall be exposed.
DeleteFortunately, it's the Ekiti Governor and his allies now.
Don't be myopic and let your thinking faculty function like a sane human being.
Is there a suspicious transaction here? Yes.
Let's not be defending negativity and replacing evil deeds with words like "it's PDP people they are after" or "it's political vendetta".
All that is bull.hit.
When the opposition party gets into power. They too should go after corrupt APC people. DBS
Nobody is saying the likes of tinubu and co are saint, but the money in question is meant for arm for God sake. Do we know how many of our soldier died while fighting boko aram because outdated Arms.
ReplyDeleteMay God bless you. Some People fail to analyze the issue logically; investigation on ground now is Arms Deal money! If Amaechi, Tinubu and the likes got share of it, they should be tried too. If not, people who can't think should keep quiet. Maybe its bcos their loved one is not part of innocent and patriotic soldiers killed for lack of Good Weapons.
DeleteApc thugs are saints while pdp thugs are devils. Hhahahahahahahaha. This is what happens when an illiterate, senile and diaper wearing person is leading. He will not rest until the civil war erupts.
ReplyDeleteWhat govt.is doing is good but let it be extended to those in APC including President Buhari for we all knew he didn't have 1/10 of his campaigned money. How did somebody like Tinubu make the kind of wealth he has?
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