EFCC has frozen the {bank} accounts of needed Oil Mogul Bashir Haske over alleged $56m fraud and ties with NNPC GCEO.
InformationNigeria stories that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen a number of {bank} accounts belonging to Nigerian businessman, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, amid mounting allegations of fraud and cash laundering.
This Nigeria information platform gathered that Haske, founding father of AA & R Investment Group, is accused of diverting funds by way of suspicious {financial} flows, bulk money transfers, and questionable contracts linked to NNPC EnServe Ltd., a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
According to EFCC sources, investigators have traced greater than $56 million to accounts linked to Haske inside the previous three months alone. The embattled oil magnate, who allegedly breached his bail situations and fled the nation, has been declared needed by the anti-graft company.
The investigation has additionally put a highlight on NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, who’s alleged to have shut ties with Haske. Civil society {groups} have accused Ojulari of awarding a ₦5.7 billion consultancy contract to Haske’s agency with out due course of.
InformationNigeria stories that the Coalition of Nigerian Patriots for Good Governance described the deal as “broad daylight looting,” questioning how an obscure firm with no confirmed trade observe document secured such an enormous contract. The group additionally criticized what it known as reckless spending by NNPCL executives, citing each the controversial consultancy contract and a lavish administration retreat in Kigali, Rwanda.
EFCC officers say the manhunt for Haske is a part of an increasing probe into alleged corruption, fraudulent contracts, and {financial} impropriety involving the state-owned oil firm.
