An Abuja Federal High Court has ordered the temporary freezing of four Bank accounts linked to former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, amid allegations of fraud.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the EFCC’s ex parte motion, which sought to freeze the accounts pending investigation into charges of conspiracy, abuse of office, and money laundering. The accounts—two under Kyari’s name and two associated with the Guwori Community Development Foundation Flood Relief—are believed to contain about N661 million linked to suspicious inflows from NNPC and oil companies.
EFCC investigations suggest the funds are connected to unlawful activities and are being managed through family members acting as fronts. The court however, adjourned the case to September 23, 2023, to receive a report on the investigation.
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