…Says Nigeria lost over $500bn
Suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, has dropped a bombshell on how key actors within former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration looted funds recovered from public officials and also blocked avenues to recover for government, property illegally acquired by high profile government officials.
Obono-Obla revealed that $2 billion and 850 million gold bars were found in the home of a minister during the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration; brand new 87 armoured-plated Mercedes Benz S Class and so many other vehicles, including three-wheel motorcycles were found in the home of a Director of Works in Jabi; an N800 million house in Asokoro, Abuja, among others.
Obono-Obla who revealed this in a published interview in Abuja at the weekend, exposed how members of the Buhari inner cycle, halted the war against corruption and eventually got him out of the way for corruption to thrive.
While passing a damning verdict on the anti-corruption war fought by the Buhari’s administration, Obono-Obla insisted that corruption is fuelling insecurity in the country.
In summary, Obono-Obla’s allegations painted a troubling picture of systemic corruption and obstruction within the Buhari administration, raising serious questions about the integrity and effectiveness of Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts during that period.
