Ex-NNPC Boss Mele Kyari Quizzed by EFCC Over $7.2bn Refineries Probe
By Alofe Ayomoses
News Alert reports that former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.
Kyari, who arrived the anti-graft agency’s office at about 2:15 p.m., was invited to answer questions on financial and technical issues relating to his tenure as head of the state-owned oil company.
The EFCC had earlier placed the ex-NNPC boss on its watch list as part of its ongoing probe into the controversial $7.2 billion refineries’ turnaround maintenance project.
The development comes shortly after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered a temporary freezing of four bank accounts linked to Kyari, following allegations of fraud tied to the investigation.
EFCC officials have yet to release details of Wednesday’s questioning, but sources within the commission described the session as part of a “wider investigation” into oil sector spending under Kyari’s leadership.
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