The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, in its custody.
LEADING REPORTERS gathered that the former NNPC boss is being questioned over alleged financial improprieties during his tenure.
Kyari, who arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 2:15 p.m., was invited to answer questions on financial and technical transactions linked to the $7.2 billion refineries’ turnaround maintenance programme.
His interrogation comes weeks after the Commission placed him on its watch list, following mounting allegations of fraud in NNPCL operations under his watch.
It can also be recalled that the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four bank accounts allegedly connected to Kyari, pending further investigations.
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