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he anti-graft agency described as false the claims by Jonathan’s cousin, Azibaola Robert, that he was under pressure to implicate the expresident.
This formed part of the averments in the EFCC’s counter affidavit in opposition to the suit filed by Robert before the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking for an order of court to release him from the agency’s custody.
The EFCC, while denying the claims, said Robert was under investigation over the alleged diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings and a sister company, Kakatar Construction Limited. In a 37-paragraph counter affidavit, deposed to by one Mohammed Abulhamid Hassan, an operative of the agency and filed before the court on May 17, the agency averred that the ex-president’s cousin was not only being investigated over alleged diversion of $40 million, but also on the N2.5 billon theft from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Hassan averred that zonal offices of the agency are saddled with the responsibility of investigating any case or cases reported to them.
Robert was alleged to have received the sum of $40 million from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and diverted same to his personal use and to the use of others. It was also revealed that in the course of investigating Robert over the alleged crime, several companies were linked to him and his wife, Stella, who is the Director of Finance and Accountant of all the companies.
The deponent further averred that after rigorous effort of the commission to arrest the detainee for the offence, he eventually surrendered himself at the verge of declaring him wanted and was later granted administrative bail which he was not able to perfect in Abuja, before the agency got another intelligence report at the zonal office in Lagos which linked him to theft of N2.5 billion from NIMASA.
The EFCC operative alleged that at the office of the commission in Lagos, Robert, during interview session, undertook never to show up if released on bail by the commission.
He was said to have also undertook to hide all property of the companies under investigation. He averred that investigation has revealed that Robert owns Reya Telecommunication Nigeria Limited and KLOKLOK Energy Enterprises, a subsidiary of Kakatar CE Ltd, which he falsely refused to declare in his asset declaration form with the commission.
CREDIT: New Telegraph Nigerian Newspaper
he anti-graft agency described as false the claims by Jonathan’s cousin, Azibaola Robert, that he was under pressure to implicate the expresident.
This formed part of the averments in the EFCC’s counter affidavit in opposition to the suit filed by Robert before the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking for an order of court to release him from the agency’s custody.
The EFCC, while denying the claims, said Robert was under investigation over the alleged diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings and a sister company, Kakatar Construction Limited. In a 37-paragraph counter affidavit, deposed to by one Mohammed Abulhamid Hassan, an operative of the agency and filed before the court on May 17, the agency averred that the ex-president’s cousin was not only being investigated over alleged diversion of $40 million, but also on the N2.5 billon theft from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Hassan averred that zonal offices of the agency are saddled with the responsibility of investigating any case or cases reported to them.
Robert was alleged to have received the sum of $40 million from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and diverted same to his personal use and to the use of others. It was also revealed that in the course of investigating Robert over the alleged crime, several companies were linked to him and his wife, Stella, who is the Director of Finance and Accountant of all the companies.
The deponent further averred that after rigorous effort of the commission to arrest the detainee for the offence, he eventually surrendered himself at the verge of declaring him wanted and was later granted administrative bail which he was not able to perfect in Abuja, before the agency got another intelligence report at the zonal office in Lagos which linked him to theft of N2.5 billion from NIMASA.
The EFCC operative alleged that at the office of the commission in Lagos, Robert, during interview session, undertook never to show up if released on bail by the commission.
He was said to have also undertook to hide all property of the companies under investigation. He averred that investigation has revealed that Robert owns Reya Telecommunication Nigeria Limited and KLOKLOK Energy Enterprises, a subsidiary of Kakatar CE Ltd, which he falsely refused to declare in his asset declaration form with the commission.
CREDIT: New Telegraph Nigerian Newspaper
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