Sacked NNPC MD, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue Owns The $50m Found By EFCC – Source
The $50 million uncovered in a residential building located at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) belongs to the sacked Managing Director (Operations) at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, SaharaReporters reports.
Nnamdi-Ogbue was sacked over the ‘missing’ petrol scandal involving Capital Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited owned by businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah.
The operation leading to the discovery followed a whistleblower’s tip received by the anti-graft agency in the early hours of Wednesday.
The breakdown of the money found in the house is $43.4million, £27,800 and N23.2million.
According to the source, the movers of the bags were made to believe they were bringing in bags of clothes. Another source who said a woman usually appears on different occasions with Ghana-Must-Go bags.
“She comes looking haggard, with dirty clothes but her skin didn’t quite match her outward appearance, perhaps a disguise,” the source said.
On getting to the building, operatives met the entrance door locked. Guards at the gate explained that nobody resides in the apartment, but some persons come in and out once in a while.
EFCC gained entrance
In compliance with the magisterial order contained in the warrant, the EFCC used minimum force to gain entrance into the apartment, the agency said.
Monies were found in two rooms of the four-bedroom apartment. A further search of the wardrobe by operatives in one of the rooms led to the discovery of three fireproof cabinets hidden behind wooden panels of the wardrobe.
Upon accessing the content of the cabinets, neatly arranged US dollars, British pound sterling, anotesnd some naira were found sealed in wrappers.
Investigations are ongoing as the funds are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
The facility is said to be owned by a former PDP Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu.
Nnamdi-Ogbue was sacked over the ‘missing’ petrol scandal involving Capital Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited owned by businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah.
The operation leading to the discovery followed a whistleblower’s tip received by the anti-graft agency in the early hours of Wednesday.
The breakdown of the money found in the house is $43.4million, £27,800 and N23.2million.
According to the source, the movers of the bags were made to believe they were bringing in bags of clothes. Another source who said a woman usually appears on different occasions with Ghana-Must-Go bags.
“She comes looking haggard, with dirty clothes but her skin didn’t quite match her outward appearance, perhaps a disguise,” the source said.
On getting to the building, operatives met the entrance door locked. Guards at the gate explained that nobody resides in the apartment, but some persons come in and out once in a while.
EFCC gained entrance
In compliance with the magisterial order contained in the warrant, the EFCC used minimum force to gain entrance into the apartment, the agency said.
Monies were found in two rooms of the four-bedroom apartment. A further search of the wardrobe by operatives in one of the rooms led to the discovery of three fireproof cabinets hidden behind wooden panels of the wardrobe.
Upon accessing the content of the cabinets, neatly arranged US dollars, British pound sterling, anotesnd some naira were found sealed in wrappers.
Investigations are ongoing as the funds are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
The facility is said to be owned by a former PDP Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu.
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