1. N195 Billion Maina Pension Scam
It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of
naira worth of pension funds, which he claimed to have
recovered from pension thieves. The senate committee
probing pension funds management accused him of
mopping up pension funds from banks and depositing the
money in his private accounts. According to the
committee, this mopping of such funds had made it
impossible to pay thousands of pensioners across the
country for months. When he was summoned to appear
and clear the air on the committee’s findings, Alhaji
Maina instituted a N1.5bn case against the senate and
the inspector general of police. Things came to a head
last week when the senate passed a resolution asking the
presidency to sack Alhaji Maina within two days or face
its wrath. Although the presidency had initially insisted
that only the head of service could sack Maina, it
subsequently changed its tone and ordered that
disciplinary action should be taken against him for
absconding from his duty post without permission.
Punishment: None fled Nigeria.
2. Kerosene Subsidy Scam
The Former Governor of the Central bank and Now Emir
of Kano Mr Sanusi had shown that the kerosene subsidy
was eliminated in 2009 by a directive of the late president
Umaru Yar’Adua. Further evidence, in the form of official
data from across Nigeria, shows that nowhere in the
country is kerosene sold at a subsidised rate. It is bought
by the NNPC at N150, sold to marketers at N40-N50, but
retails at N170-N250. Mr Sanusi estimates that $100m
goes astray this way each month.
“The margin of 300-500 per cent over purchase price is
economic rent, which never got to the man on the street.
In dollar terms every vessel of kerosene imported by
NNPC with federation money cost about $30m and it was
sold at $10 or $11m generating rent of $20m per vessel
to the syndicate,” he writes.
It was learnt that since the national assembly members
concluded their investigations, no officials of the NNPC or
the marketers have been sanctioned, thus emboldening
them to continue to import kerosene and allocate to
themselves and their cronies.
Apparently due to alleged pecuniary benefits, the NNPC
has continued to import kerosene and allocate in
questionable circumstances to individuals and groups at
the ex-depot price of N40.90.
But rather than selling the product at the subsidised price
of N50 per litre at filling stations, the beneficiaries of
these allocations sell the product to middlemen at N95 or
N100 per litre at the gates of the depots.
These middlemen, it was learnt, truck the product to the
filling stations and sell between N130 and N150 per litre.
It was alleged that marketers give some of their
allocations to some top PPMC officials to ensure that
they turn blind eye to the scam.
The failure of the NNPC to implement a presidential
directive removing subsidy from kerosene has fuelled
suspicion among the stakeholders.
Punishment: None.
3. $6bn Fuel Subsidy Scam
Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal
that $6bn (£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel
subsidy fund in the past two years.
The debate, which was televised live, made official
findings that have been widely leaked in recent days.
The fuel sector probe was set up in the wake of angry
nationwide protests in January after the government tried
to remove a fuel subsidy.
Nigeria is a major oil producer but has to import most of
its fuel.
Notable members of the PDP or their families were
involved in the scam like Mamman Ali and Mahmud
Tukur.
Punishment: Ongoing court cases, no convictions. House
of reps report tainted by Farouk Lawan bribery setup.
4. 123bn Naira Fraud – Stephen Oronsaye
A damning report by the Office of the Auditor-General of
the Federation has indicted a former Head of the Civil
Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, over an
alleged N123billion fraud perpetrated during his tenure,
between 2009 and 2010.
The 169-page report, entitled “Special Audit of the
Accounts of the Civil Pensions,” according to an online
news medium, Premium Times, found Oronsaye guilty of
allegedly presiding over the looting of the nation’s
resources during his tenure.
The audit by the auditor-general arose from the work of a
Special Audit Team constituted by the federal government
in May 2011 to conduct a comprehensive examination of
the accounts of the Civilian Pension Department
domiciled in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of
the Federation.
The audit, which covered the period 2005 to 2010,
uncovered monumental financial irregularities, opaque
transactions, irregular and abnormal running costs, and
outright stealing and kick backs said to have reached its
zenith during the 18 months that Oronsaye served as
Head of Service.
But no action has been taken to bring all those indicted to
book.
Punishment: No action taken.
5. Police Pension Fund Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
arraigned the ex-permanent secretary in the Ministry of
Niger Delta Affairs, now a director in the Police Pension
Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; the chief accountant, Mrs.
Uzoma Cyril Attang, and four others before an Abuja high
court on an 18-count charge of conspiracy, breach of
trust and embezzlement of N32.8 billion police pension
funds.
The six accused persons were docked before Justice
Hussain Baba to whom the case was reassigned
following a controversial judgement of the first trial judge,
Justice Abubakar Talba: he gave a light sentence to one
of the accused, John Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to a
three-count charge.
But Attang, who was arraigned by the EFCC for the first
time in connection with the alleged fraud, was granted
N10million bail and two sureties in like sum.
Those who were re-arraigned include Esai Dangabar,
Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs Veronica
Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, Christian
Madubuike, and John Yusuf who had been convicted.
Punishment: accused got a two years sentence or
750,000 fine. Paid 750,000.
6. Stella Oduah car purchase scandal
The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to
probe the N255m bulletproof car scandal in the aviation
ministry has indicted the Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah.
It was gathered in Abuja that the report of the presidential
committee tallied with some findings of the House of
Representatives Committee on Aviation on the scandal.
In October, there were reports that with the approval of
the minister, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
purchased two bulletproof BMW cars at an allegedly
inflated rate of N255m.
The development sparked a countrywide controversy with
many Nigerians and groups calling for her sacking.
Punishment: None.
7. NNPC missing $20billion naira
Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into
the pockets of the elite, the oil corruption scheme he was
investigating seemed outsize — and he threatened to lay
it bare at a meeting with Nigeria’s top bankers.
The whistleblower was none other than the governor of
the country’s central bank. Weeks later, however, he was
out, fired by Nigeria’s president in an episode that has
shaken the Nigerian economy, filled newspapers and
airwaves here, and even inspired a rare street
demonstration.
The bankers were going to have to open their books, the
governor, Lamido Sanusi, warned them at the recent
meeting. He wanted to see where the money was going —
$20 billion from oil sales that, mysteriously, was not
making its way to the treasury, in a country that could
soon be declared Africa’s biggest economy and already
attracts the most direct foreign investment on the
continent, according to the United Nations.
Punishment: Whistle blower was fired. The FG ordered an
Audit of the NNPC . Audit report later indicts NNPC,
corporation to refund $1.48billion
8. $15 million in Private Jet Arms Scandal
A private jet that conveyed $9.3 million cash from Nigeria
to South Africa for an alleged arms deal between the two
countries, had Nigerian crew members, and passengers
from Israel and Austria.
Punishment: government claims involvement in scandal.
No further explanations to individuals on board. Blames
US for black market arms deal.
9. Crude Oil Theft Scandal
According to President Goodluck Jonathan,
300,000-400,000 barrels of oil per day, or more than 10%
of all Nigeria’s production, is being lost at a cost to the
state and oil companies of around £1bn a month – more
than is spent on education and the health of the nation’s
168 million people. Not only is Nigerian oil theft helping
to keep the world price of oil high, it is causing corruption
and social disorder, says the president.
Punishment: None, ex militant given contract worth
billions to secure waterways. Rather than a decrease in
oil theft, a marked increase is seen.
10. Ekiti Gate
The audio recordings depict the meeting as being
attended by the eventual “winner” of the election,
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti; Senator Iyiola Omisore; a
man identified as Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister
for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro who was at the time the Minister of State for
Defence. Mr. Chris Uba came to Ekiti with huge stash of
cash and soldiers from the East to carry out the
assignment.
The 37-minute recording details the conversation
between these men as they bribed Brigadier General
Momoh with a promotion for his assistance in carrying
out election fraud in Ekiti. In it, Obanikoro is clearly heard
informing the group of men, “[I] am not here for a tea
party, am on special assignment by the President.”
SaharaReporters further received credible intelligence that
President Goodluck Jonathan had instructed the Chief of
Defense Staff, Alex Badeh, to use the army in arresting
and intimidating opposition politicians before and during
the election. The audio recording provides exact details of
the plot, with the collaborators almost degenerating into
physical combat.
11. Mohammed Abacha N446 Billion case
The government had Charged Abacha to court on nine
counts of stealing against Mohammed in February 2014.
It had accused him of unlawfully receiving about
N446.3bn allegedly stolen from its coffers between 1995
and 1998.
But on Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed
Adoke, asked Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High
Court to strike out the charges on the grounds of “fresh
facts” that just emerged concerning the case.
He was silent on whether new charges would be filed
against Mohammed or not.
Efforts to arraign Mohammed on two previous occasions
were unsuccessful because of his repeated absence from
court.
But he was present in court on Wednesday when a private
prosecuting counsel, Daniel Enwelum, informed the court
of Adoke’s instruction to discontinue the case.
Applying to court for the withdrawal of the case, Enwelum
said, “I have been instructed by the AGF and Minister of
Justice to withdraw the charges as presently filed before
this court, because there are fresh facts and documents
available to him.
Punishment: None.
12. N7Billion Bribe to Christian Religious Leaders
On the 4th of February, The Director-General, Buhari
Presidential Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi
Amaechi of Rivers State, accused some church leaders of
taking N7 billion in bribes from the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, to campaign against the presidential
candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, General
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
Governor Amaechi, at the APC’s governorship campaign
rally, in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State,
said already, the religious leaders were allegedly
distributing leaflets all over that Buhari had plans to
Islamize the country if elected.
Amaechi called on the pastors to return the alleged bribe
collected from the PDP .
By the 19th of February, A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu
Musa-Dikwa, said that the money that was given to
pastors by the President was actually N7bn and not N6bn
as alleged by Amaechi.
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