Olam Nigeria Limited has reportedly paid a huge bail bond of N1billion to secure the release of one of its directors, Prakash Kanth.
According to the report, the payment was made into a special recovery account operated by the Department of State Service, (DSS). Other top executives of the company have reportedly fled the country in the wake of the arrest of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and his accomplices.
The money was allegedly paid into a Treasury Single Account, (TSA), domiciled at Access Bank on Monday. Another document also showed that one of Olams many subsidiaries, Micro Feed Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, paid the money in connection with the ongoing investigation of money laundering involving Prakash Kanth.
Kanth, who spent days in the DSS detention facility in Abuja, is Olams director of Corporate Affairs and Legal in Nigeria.
The DSS is also requesting evidence of payment of tax, corporate tax income, Value-Added Tax (VAT), export proceeds and capital importation by the company and its subsidiaries during the period under review.
The DSS also requested from the company an analysis of all forex outflows from 2015 to date, showing commercial banks involved and the beneficiaries of the forex and the Bureau de Change, (BDC) license issued to Olam Nigeria Limited or any of its subsidiaries.
The Service also requested records of the companys expatriate quota; list of the approved expatriates and; particulars of serving and former MDs, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Financial Controllers of the company, including their names, addresses and countries of residence.
