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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds and abuse of office by some former senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd.
Former chief executives of the company, Mele Kyari, Abubakar Yar’Adua and others were alleged to have misappropriated about $2.96 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries.
The development was disclosed in a letter dated 28 April and addressed to the Group Managing Director, NNPC Towers, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja.
It was gathered that the anti-graft agency is specifically investigating the disbursements of $1.56 billion for the Port Harcourt refinery, $740 million for the Kaduna refinery, and $657 million for the Warri refinery.
Those under investigation include:
Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua
Mele Kolo Kyari
Isiaka Abdulrazak
Umar Ajiyap
Dikko Ahmed
Ibrahim Onoja
Ademoye Adeniyi Jelili
Mustapha Magaji Sugungun
Kayode Olusegun Adetokunbo
Efiok Michael Akpan
Babatunde Bakare
Jimoh Olasunkanmi
Bello Kankaya
Desmond Inyama
