EX-NNPC GMD sues EFCC, CBN, GTB over alleged non release of $9.8m

Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the EFCC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) over alleged refusal to release his 9.8 million dollars after a court judgment.Yakubu, through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, filed the suit before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja.The originating summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/231/2023, was dated and filed on March 8, with EFCC, CBN and GTB listed as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively. Justice Ahmed Mohammed had, on March 31,…

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Ex-NNPC GMD denies recovered money in his Kaduna residence was received from Bola Shagaya, Omokore, other

Ever since the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) raided the residence of Mr Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC after a whistle-blow in 2017, the centre has never hold for Yakubu as he been embroiled in series of court cases afterwards.Recently, a fresh allegation emerged that sought to identify the source of the huge amount of cash found in his residence by pinning it on some names but contrarily, Mr Yakubu has denied that part of the recovered money in his Kaduna residence…

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