Haske has lengthy been related to opaque offers, political patronage, and backchannel contracts.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared businessman Abdullahi Bashir Haske, the founding father of AA & R Investment Group and son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wished over alleged prison conspiracy and cash laundering.
However, we learnt that Haske was earlier questioned and detained by authorities, together with his passport seized to stop him from fleeing. He, nevertheless, managed to flee utilizing one other passport.
“The EFCC took one of his passport but he escaped with another passport,” a high supply aware about the investigation informed us on Friday.
In a discover signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft company known as on members of the general public with helpful info on Haske’s whereabouts to report back to the closest police station or any EFCC workplace nationwide.
It mentioned, “The public is hereby notified that Abdullahi Bashir Haske, whose {photograph} seems above is needed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy and Money Laundering.
“Abdullahi is 38 years previous and his final identified tackle is: No 6 Mosley Road Ikoyi, Lagos State; 952/953 Idejo Street Victoria Island, Lagos State.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: [email protected] or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”
In June, a bunch beneath the banner Coalition of Nigerian Patriots for Good Governance introduced a deliberate protest over the alleged N5.7 billion fraudulent consultancy contract and lavish govt retreats by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) amid worsening {economic} hardship within the nation.
The group, in an open letter signed by Musa Abdullahi, described the alleged corruption as “a loot in broad daylight” and known as for the speedy sacking of NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Bayo Ojulari.
Announcing its deliberate nationwide advocacy protest slated for July 1–2, 2025, in demand for accountability from the very best ranges of presidency, the group known as on the EFCC to analyze the alleged fraud.
“At a time when over 200 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, when inflation has soared, and when the government pleads for patience as painful reforms unfold, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), under the new leadership of Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has engaged in reckless, unconscionable spending of public resources,” the group said.
At the center of the uproar is a N5.7 billion consultancy contract allegedly awarded by NNPCL to a comparatively unknown agency, HASKE, with out public tender, aggressive bidding, or compliance with procurement rules.
The coalition claimed that the deal was orchestrated in secrecy, bypassing oversight mechanisms and elevating critical questions on political patronage.
“HASKE has long been associated with opaque deals, political patronage, and backchannel contracts,” the group alleged.
“The company has no verifiable record of delivering high-level consultancy services, nor does it possess the industry reputation or technical competence required for such a contract.”
The group questioned, “So, why was this firm handpicked?”
According to the group, “This is not just a violation of public procurement laws, it is a calculated looting of Nigeria’s oil wealth.”
The group additional argued that the funds may have been higher used to deal with urgent nationwide points, corresponding to healthcare, schooling, rural infrastructure, and youth employment.
The group burdened, “N5.7 billion, almost $4 million at in the present day’s charges, was signed away behind closed doorways whereas hospitals go with out tools, faculties lack fundamental infrastructure, and hundreds of thousands can not afford a single meal a day.
“What may N5.7 billion do as a substitute: construct or equip 570 major healthcare centres throughout rural Nigeria? Fund scholarships for over 50,000 indigent Nigerian college students.
“Construct 114 kilometres of rural roads to assist agriculture and commerce. Provide capital to over 10,000 younger entrepreneurs to cut back unemployment.
“Yet this same sum was funneled into a phantom consultancy deal, benefiting no one but the insiders and cronies.”
In addition to the alleged contract fraud, the group accused Ojulari of organising a wasteful administration retreat in Kigali, Rwanda, utilizing 5 chartered personal jets.
Earlier in June, we solely reported that the NNPC board was getting ready to jet off to Kigali, Rwanda, for a luxurious retreat.
The growth got here days after the Nigerian Senate raised critical questions over the corporate’s audited {financial} accounts.
We realized that at the least 5 personal jets had been organized to fly members of the NNPC board and high administration to the Rwandan capital. The journey, sources revealed, was being coordinated by Bashir Haske.
The board, led by Chairman Ahmadu Musa Kida, and beneath the administration of Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Bayo Ojulari, had booked your complete Kigali Marriott Hotel, an upscale resort nestled within the Rwandan hills, for the retreat.
