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Chief Chibudom Nwuche, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for an alleged N5.6bn contract scam.
Chibudom who served at the lower legislative chamber between 1999 and 2003, was detained after responding to an EFCC invitation on Monday July 25th.
The suspect also served as the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, and allegedly got three contracts from the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office.
Punch reported that Nwuche, who had since defected to the All Progressives Congress, allegedly helped Kuku to launder N2.8bn under the guise of sending ex-militants for training in 2012.
A source at the commission said, “Nwuche is being investigated over an alleged N5.6bn contract which his company, Foundation For Youth Development, allegedly received from the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office:”.
An investigator said “He allegedly got three contracts from the Amnesty Office in 2012 for the training of ex-agitators in Malaysia. Up till now, nothing was done about the contract yet, he collected N2.8bn,”
On Monday, around 8pm, Nwuche was still being quizzed by detectives. Meanwhile, the EFCC are still investigating Kuku, who was a Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs.
Kuku, who is believed to be in the United States, was invited by the EFCC for questioning sometime last year but failed to honour the invitation. In a letter written by his lawyers, the former aide said he was had a knee surgery and would honour the invitation when he returned from where he was receiving treatment.
However, two of Kuku’s ex-aides, Henry Ugbolue and Lawrence Pepple, have been arraigned on two separate charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, false declaration of asset and fraudulent acquisition of property to the tune of N55m.
Punch reported that a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says an agency of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is planning to arrest him again despite his ongoing trial in a Federal High Court for alleged N4.9bn fraud.
Fani-Kayode said this in a Facebook post on Monday titled, ‘Nigeria’s third Mahdi and the last of the Amalekite Kings.’
According to the former ministers speech, he said,
“I have chosen to share my views about our nation today because I am aware of the fact that President (Muhammadu) Buhari has not finished with me yet and I may be picked up and thrown into detention on other trumped up charges very soon. This government will do and say anything to silence my voice but they shall not prevail.”
Chief Chibudom Nwuche, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for an alleged N5.6bn contract scam.
Chibudom who served at the lower legislative chamber between 1999 and 2003, was detained after responding to an EFCC invitation on Monday July 25th.
The suspect also served as the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, and allegedly got three contracts from the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office.
Punch reported that Nwuche, who had since defected to the All Progressives Congress, allegedly helped Kuku to launder N2.8bn under the guise of sending ex-militants for training in 2012.
A source at the commission said, “Nwuche is being investigated over an alleged N5.6bn contract which his company, Foundation For Youth Development, allegedly received from the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office:”.
An investigator said “He allegedly got three contracts from the Amnesty Office in 2012 for the training of ex-agitators in Malaysia. Up till now, nothing was done about the contract yet, he collected N2.8bn,”
On Monday, around 8pm, Nwuche was still being quizzed by detectives. Meanwhile, the EFCC are still investigating Kuku, who was a Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs.
Kuku, who is believed to be in the United States, was invited by the EFCC for questioning sometime last year but failed to honour the invitation. In a letter written by his lawyers, the former aide said he was had a knee surgery and would honour the invitation when he returned from where he was receiving treatment.
However, two of Kuku’s ex-aides, Henry Ugbolue and Lawrence Pepple, have been arraigned on two separate charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, false declaration of asset and fraudulent acquisition of property to the tune of N55m.
Punch reported that a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says an agency of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is planning to arrest him again despite his ongoing trial in a Federal High Court for alleged N4.9bn fraud.
Fani-Kayode said this in a Facebook post on Monday titled, ‘Nigeria’s third Mahdi and the last of the Amalekite Kings.’
According to the former ministers speech, he said,
“I have chosen to share my views about our nation today because I am aware of the fact that President (Muhammadu) Buhari has not finished with me yet and I may be picked up and thrown into detention on other trumped up charges very soon. This government will do and say anything to silence my voice but they shall not prevail.”
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