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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has named three oil marketing companies which allegedly aided a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to distribute an alleged bribe of $115m to compromise the 2015 general election.
An investigator with the anti-graft agency, Usman Zikari, who appeared as a witness before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, claimed that three oil companies were used as conduits by the former minister.
According to him, the oil marketing companies are:
1. Auctus Investment Ltd.,
2. Northern Belt Gas and
3. Mid-Western Oil and Gas – along with one Leonor Olaitan, were used by Diezani to lodge $89m out of the $115m in the bank.
Zikari testified on Wednesday in the case of Dele Belgore (SAN) and a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, who were charged with laundering N450m.
The SAN and the ex-minister were arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Rilwan Aikawa.
Justice Aikawa adjourned further proceedings in the case till June 15, 2017 after the witness showed the court the printed copy of the email exchanged and documents of transactions.
- PUNCH
An investigator with the anti-graft agency, Usman Zikari, who appeared as a witness before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, claimed that three oil companies were used as conduits by the former minister.
According to him, the oil marketing companies are:
1. Auctus Investment Ltd.,
2. Northern Belt Gas and
3. Mid-Western Oil and Gas – along with one Leonor Olaitan, were used by Diezani to lodge $89m out of the $115m in the bank.
Zikari testified on Wednesday in the case of Dele Belgore (SAN) and a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, who were charged with laundering N450m.
The SAN and the ex-minister were arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Rilwan Aikawa.
Justice Aikawa adjourned further proceedings in the case till June 15, 2017 after the witness showed the court the printed copy of the email exchanged and documents of transactions.
- PUNCH
