the monetary and financial crimes fee (efcc’s), performing chairman ibrahim magu confirmed yesterday that over n2.8billion was recovered from suspected pension thieves inside the workplace of the top of the civil service of the federation and police pension workplace.
the coins issue excludes many preference property positioned both underneath everlasting or intervening time forfeiture by courts.
besides, he insisted that not one of the assets seized through the efcc was re-looted through the operatives of the commission beneath any guise.
magu, in a naked all of it truth-sheet he made available to the countrywide meeting to clear the air at the controversy at the belongings seized from pension fraud suspects challenged the brains behind the hearsay of re-looting to go “the complete hog to call the “ghost” officers that engaged in this “sharing” of pension booty, and the vicinity and time the “sharing” happened.”
he insisted that former chairman of the pension reform project crew, mr. abdulrasheed maina remains desired with the aid of the anti-graft enterprise.
however he stated maina’s $2million abuja mansion and 6 others had been placed under interim forfeiture.
details of maina’s alleged property are contained in the document.
magu said there has been no cause for alarm because all seized belongings had been properly-documented.
he said what was playing out was a “diversionary gambit supposed to befuddle ongoing inquiry over the maina reinstatement saga by means of smearing each person or business enterprise this is capable of unmasking the actual pension thieves.”
magu said: “the suspects investigated within the police pension fraud from whom assets were seized, include: atiku kigo, esai dangabar, ahmed inuwa wada, veronica oyegbula, uzuoma cyril attang, sani habila zira, john yusuf and their related agencies and men and women.
“within the pension workplace of the office of the head of the civil provider of the federation, the ones from whom residences have been recovered are shaibu teidi, phina chidi, abdul mohammed, emmanuel olanipekun, aliyu bello and their related companies and individuals.
“the property seized from those suspects are in two categories. there are assets which might be below period in-between forfeiture because of this that they are temporally seized pending the dedication of the significant cases in courtroom.
“such assets can not be dissipated because the cases are pending in courtroom. the reality is, most of the assets recovered from pension fraud suspects belong in this class.
“the coins element of the recoveries is likewise cautiously documented. the entire funds recovered stand at n2, 886,743,016.seventy one; $3,017,556.73; and €three,385.40.
“the sum of n16, 185,131,847.09 which was recovered from an unlawful account in an antique generation financial institution has due to the fact been remitted to the office of the head of service, while n369, 558,640.99 represents the cash issue of john yusuf’s very last forfeiture. there's no opacity regarding the commission’s coping with of the property recovered from suspects of pension fraud. the reality speaks for itself.”
on the houses confiscated from suspected pension thieves, magu said they are being managed in a transparent association put in place by means of the property forfeiture branch of the fee.
he stated etudo & co. estate surveyors & valuers, a reputable estate management company, become engaged to manage the assets, except belongings recovered from essai dangabar, which might be being managed by using court docket registrar based on courtroom order.”
he added: “all but one of the property recovered from suspects inside the pension office of the workplace of the pinnacle of the civil carrier of the federation is under period in-between forfeiture.
“the exception is brifina inn, which turned into recovered from shaibu teidi. he denied ownership of the belongings and the court ordered its final forfeiture to the federal authorities. the assets has on the grounds that been passed over to authorities and is now getting used as office by way of a few agencies of government which includes the pension transitional association directorate (ptad).
“it's miles simplest belongings recovered from john yusuf, who changed into convicted below a plea bargain arrangement for fraud within the police pension workplace that have been completely forfeited to the federal authorities. those property are 32 gadgets in wide variety.
“the property, both the ones below period in-between forfeiture and the few underneath final forfeiture, are being managed in a obvious association put in vicinity via the assets forfeiture department of the fee.
etudo & co. estate surveyors & valuers, a reputable property management firm, turned into engaged to control the belongings, except property recovered from essai dangabar, that are being managed with the aid of court docket registrar based on courtroom order.
“the proceeds of lease on the properties that had effectively been set free via the firm are completely documented and to be had inside the recuperation account of the commission.”
magu stated the assets recently seized from maina were not yet captured inside the intervening time/very last forfeiture evaluation by means of the anti-graft business enterprise.
he also gave the info of investigation on maina and what efcc detectives uncovered.
he insisted that there's nonetheless a subsisting warrant of arrest towards maina.
he stated: “recoveries no longer captured inside the intervening time/very last forfeiture evaluation, encompass those that were these days recovered from maina in abuja and kaduna.
“they encompass seven properties in kaduna. the properties are a - storey commercial constructing positioned on ibrahim taiwo road, a bungalow positioned on katuru avenue, and four separate properties located on kano avenue in kawo new extension, kaduna. the alternative property which remains underneath creation is a fixed of four one-storey block of apartments located at no. 5, sokoto road adjacent to the zamfara kingdom governor’s motel, kaduna. different homes linked to maina encompass no. 12, eleventh road, kado estate, abuja; no. a5 omenai h.o (b near) kado estate; no. 9, eneli tcm close, (a close) kado estate; no. 8, kolo s close (a close) kado estate; luxury flats (8 blocks of residences; six gadgets of three bedrooms; two devices of two bedrooms) placed at plot 965, cadastral c2, life camp, abuja and a sprawling edifice located at no. 10 hamisu musa road, jabi, abuja.
“maina had a complete influx of over n2.7 billion between 2010 and 2013, with ninety five consistent with cent of the deposits being in cash. it was discovered that faizal abdullahi’s account (his son), had a turnover of over n1.5 billion in much less than a 12 months.
“it ought to additionally be stated that maina operated these accounts via smartphone and electronic mail messages.
most of the budget had been converted to overseas currencies via bureau de alternate and added to maina in cash.
“a part of the funds became used to buy homes, which includes the house at no. 10 hamisu musa street, jabi which he sold for $2 million in cash. maina has did not reply to invites by means of the efcc and he has been put on the interpol purple word.
currently, there may be a subsisting warrant of arrest towards maina.”
magu expressed regrets that the public changed into misinformed via a few lawmakers and some unnamed retailers of maina at the repute of belongings recovered from suspects in pension fraud instances investigated by means of the efcc.
“the efcc views with grave challenge, the way in which the allegation, made by using unnamed character(s) in near-door consultation earlier than the committee, changed into publicly orchestrated on the senate plenary with out the fee having the possibility to respond. the omission has tragically led to misinformation regarding the repute of recovered pension belongings. that is unwarranted.
“it should be stated that there were no controversy regarding the status of assets recovered from suspects in pension fraud instances investigated by using the commission.
“those property are properly documented, and their cutting-edge repute has been communicated to the applicable organs of presidency.
“had the senate exercised restraint and sought information at the fame of the assets, it might absolutely have been obliged, and the nation spared the ordeal of the abominable frenzy over pension property that have been supposedly “shared” via unnamed “officials of the efcc”.
“the purveyors of the salacious tale should have long past the entire hog to call the “ghost” officials that engaged in this “sharing” of pension booty, and the area and time the “sharing” occurred.
“in addition they did no longer listing the homes that had been supposedly recovered by adbulrasheed maina and passed over to the efcc. they equally failed to suggest when the properties had been exceeded over to the efcc by maina.
“the failure to provide this data is obvious indication that what is playing out is diversionary gambit supposed to befuddle ongoing inquiry over the maina reinstatement saga via smearing anyone or organization this is able to unmasking the real pension thieves.”
“the efcc has no file of any collaboration between it and the maina–led pension reform undertaking crew within the investigation of pension fraud.
“the simplest link between the efcc and maina was the participation of some team of workers of the commission in biometric verification exercise by means of the maina assignment crew. the chief of the efcc group on the time turned into col. i.d. sule (retd.), a contract group of workers who turned into head of the commission’s servicom unit.
“the verification exercising was not a criminal research and no asset turned into recovered inside the method.
“it follows that if the efcc did no longer get hold of any belongings from maina, its officials could not have shared what in no way existed? once more, people who claim that there was “sharing” of assets are at liberty to nation which assets were “shared”, while the “sharing” took place, who supervised the “sharing”, and who were given what.
“as a ways as the commission is involved, all the belongings recovered from pension fraud suspects, presently on the disposal of the efcc, are products of its impartial investigation.
the coins issue excludes many preference property positioned both underneath everlasting or intervening time forfeiture by courts.
besides, he insisted that not one of the assets seized through the efcc was re-looted through the operatives of the commission beneath any guise.
magu, in a naked all of it truth-sheet he made available to the countrywide meeting to clear the air at the controversy at the belongings seized from pension fraud suspects challenged the brains behind the hearsay of re-looting to go “the complete hog to call the “ghost” officers that engaged in this “sharing” of pension booty, and the vicinity and time the “sharing” happened.”
he insisted that former chairman of the pension reform project crew, mr. abdulrasheed maina remains desired with the aid of the anti-graft enterprise.
however he stated maina’s $2million abuja mansion and 6 others had been placed under interim forfeiture.
details of maina’s alleged property are contained in the document.
magu said there has been no cause for alarm because all seized belongings had been properly-documented.
he said what was playing out was a “diversionary gambit supposed to befuddle ongoing inquiry over the maina reinstatement saga by means of smearing each person or business enterprise this is capable of unmasking the actual pension thieves.”
magu said: “the suspects investigated within the police pension fraud from whom assets were seized, include: atiku kigo, esai dangabar, ahmed inuwa wada, veronica oyegbula, uzuoma cyril attang, sani habila zira, john yusuf and their related agencies and men and women.
“within the pension workplace of the office of the head of the civil provider of the federation, the ones from whom residences have been recovered are shaibu teidi, phina chidi, abdul mohammed, emmanuel olanipekun, aliyu bello and their related companies and individuals.
“the property seized from those suspects are in two categories. there are assets which might be below period in-between forfeiture because of this that they are temporally seized pending the dedication of the significant cases in courtroom.
“such assets can not be dissipated because the cases are pending in courtroom. the reality is, most of the assets recovered from pension fraud suspects belong in this class.
“the coins element of the recoveries is likewise cautiously documented. the entire funds recovered stand at n2, 886,743,016.seventy one; $3,017,556.73; and €three,385.40.
“the sum of n16, 185,131,847.09 which was recovered from an unlawful account in an antique generation financial institution has due to the fact been remitted to the office of the head of service, while n369, 558,640.99 represents the cash issue of john yusuf’s very last forfeiture. there's no opacity regarding the commission’s coping with of the property recovered from suspects of pension fraud. the reality speaks for itself.”
on the houses confiscated from suspected pension thieves, magu said they are being managed in a transparent association put in place by means of the property forfeiture branch of the fee.
he stated etudo & co. estate surveyors & valuers, a reputable estate management company, become engaged to manage the assets, except belongings recovered from essai dangabar, which might be being managed by using court docket registrar based on courtroom order.”
he added: “all but one of the property recovered from suspects inside the pension office of the workplace of the pinnacle of the civil carrier of the federation is under period in-between forfeiture.
“the exception is brifina inn, which turned into recovered from shaibu teidi. he denied ownership of the belongings and the court ordered its final forfeiture to the federal authorities. the assets has on the grounds that been passed over to authorities and is now getting used as office by way of a few agencies of government which includes the pension transitional association directorate (ptad).
“it's miles simplest belongings recovered from john yusuf, who changed into convicted below a plea bargain arrangement for fraud within the police pension workplace that have been completely forfeited to the federal authorities. those property are 32 gadgets in wide variety.
“the property, both the ones below period in-between forfeiture and the few underneath final forfeiture, are being managed in a obvious association put in vicinity via the assets forfeiture department of the fee.
etudo & co. estate surveyors & valuers, a reputable property management firm, turned into engaged to control the belongings, except property recovered from essai dangabar, that are being managed with the aid of court docket registrar based on courtroom order.
“the proceeds of lease on the properties that had effectively been set free via the firm are completely documented and to be had inside the recuperation account of the commission.”
magu stated the assets recently seized from maina were not yet captured inside the intervening time/very last forfeiture evaluation by means of the anti-graft business enterprise.
he also gave the info of investigation on maina and what efcc detectives uncovered.
he insisted that there's nonetheless a subsisting warrant of arrest towards maina.
he stated: “recoveries no longer captured inside the intervening time/very last forfeiture evaluation, encompass those that were these days recovered from maina in abuja and kaduna.
“they encompass seven properties in kaduna. the properties are a - storey commercial constructing positioned on ibrahim taiwo road, a bungalow positioned on katuru avenue, and four separate properties located on kano avenue in kawo new extension, kaduna. the alternative property which remains underneath creation is a fixed of four one-storey block of apartments located at no. 5, sokoto road adjacent to the zamfara kingdom governor’s motel, kaduna. different homes linked to maina encompass no. 12, eleventh road, kado estate, abuja; no. a5 omenai h.o (b near) kado estate; no. 9, eneli tcm close, (a close) kado estate; no. 8, kolo s close (a close) kado estate; luxury flats (8 blocks of residences; six gadgets of three bedrooms; two devices of two bedrooms) placed at plot 965, cadastral c2, life camp, abuja and a sprawling edifice located at no. 10 hamisu musa road, jabi, abuja.
“maina had a complete influx of over n2.7 billion between 2010 and 2013, with ninety five consistent with cent of the deposits being in cash. it was discovered that faizal abdullahi’s account (his son), had a turnover of over n1.5 billion in much less than a 12 months.
“it ought to additionally be stated that maina operated these accounts via smartphone and electronic mail messages.
most of the budget had been converted to overseas currencies via bureau de alternate and added to maina in cash.
“a part of the funds became used to buy homes, which includes the house at no. 10 hamisu musa street, jabi which he sold for $2 million in cash. maina has did not reply to invites by means of the efcc and he has been put on the interpol purple word.
currently, there may be a subsisting warrant of arrest towards maina.”
magu expressed regrets that the public changed into misinformed via a few lawmakers and some unnamed retailers of maina at the repute of belongings recovered from suspects in pension fraud instances investigated by means of the efcc.
“the efcc views with grave challenge, the way in which the allegation, made by using unnamed character(s) in near-door consultation earlier than the committee, changed into publicly orchestrated on the senate plenary with out the fee having the possibility to respond. the omission has tragically led to misinformation regarding the repute of recovered pension belongings. that is unwarranted.
“it should be stated that there were no controversy regarding the status of assets recovered from suspects in pension fraud instances investigated by using the commission.
“those property are properly documented, and their cutting-edge repute has been communicated to the applicable organs of presidency.
“had the senate exercised restraint and sought information at the fame of the assets, it might absolutely have been obliged, and the nation spared the ordeal of the abominable frenzy over pension property that have been supposedly “shared” via unnamed “officials of the efcc”.
“the purveyors of the salacious tale should have long past the entire hog to call the “ghost” officials that engaged in this “sharing” of pension booty, and the area and time the “sharing” occurred.
“in addition they did no longer listing the homes that had been supposedly recovered by adbulrasheed maina and passed over to the efcc. they equally failed to suggest when the properties had been exceeded over to the efcc by maina.
“the failure to provide this data is obvious indication that what is playing out is diversionary gambit supposed to befuddle ongoing inquiry over the maina reinstatement saga via smearing anyone or organization this is able to unmasking the real pension thieves.”
“the efcc has no file of any collaboration between it and the maina–led pension reform undertaking crew within the investigation of pension fraud.
“the simplest link between the efcc and maina was the participation of some team of workers of the commission in biometric verification exercise by means of the maina assignment crew. the chief of the efcc group on the time turned into col. i.d. sule (retd.), a contract group of workers who turned into head of the commission’s servicom unit.
“the verification exercising was not a criminal research and no asset turned into recovered inside the method.
“it follows that if the efcc did no longer get hold of any belongings from maina, its officials could not have shared what in no way existed? once more, people who claim that there was “sharing” of assets are at liberty to nation which assets were “shared”, while the “sharing” took place, who supervised the “sharing”, and who were given what.
“as a ways as the commission is involved, all the belongings recovered from pension fraud suspects, presently on the disposal of the efcc, are products of its impartial investigation.
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