The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the {bank} accounts of Nigerian businessman Abdullahi Bashir Haske over allegations of cash laundering and fraud.
Haske, the founding father of AA & R Investment Group, is reported to have fled the nation after allegedly breaching his bail circumstances.
The embattled oil magnate, who’s linked to Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, is now on the heart of an increasing investigation.
According to EFCC sources, over $56 million has been traced to completely different accounts linked to Haske inside the final three months alone. The probe additionally focuses on suspicious {financial} flows, bulk money transfers, and questionable contracts tied to NNPC EnServe Ltd., a subsidiary beneath NNPCL’s Upstream Directorate.
The EFCC has since declared Haske needed and urged members of the general public to offer any data that would help in his arrest.
The manhunt for Haske unfolds in opposition to the backdrop of mounting controversy over alleged fraudulent contracts tied to him and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The Coalition of Nigerian Patriots for Good Governance has accused NNPCL’s management beneath Bayo Ojulari of awarding a ₦5.7 billion consultancy contract to Haske with out due course of. The group denounced the deal as “a loot in broad daylight,” questioning why an obscure agency with no confirmed monitor report was chosen.
It additionally condemned what it described as reckless extravagance by NNPCL executives, pointing to each the secretive consultancy contract and the lavish administration retreat in Kigali, Rwanda.
At the middle of the EFCC’s increasing probe are suspicions of cash laundering, bulk money transfers, and questionable transactions linked to NNPC EnServe Ltd., a subsidiary beneath NNPCL’s Upstream Directorate.
