{"id":87122,"date":"2021-10-17T13:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T12:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87122"},"modified":"2021-10-17T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T12:45:49","slug":"pandora-papers-efcc-investigates-obi-bello-koko-stella-oduah-tinubu-bagudu-oyetola-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pandora-papers-efcc-investigates-obi-bello-koko-stella-oduah-tinubu-bagudu-oyetola-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandora Papers: EFCC investigates Obi, Bello-Koko, Stella Oduah, Tinubu, Bagudu, Oyetola others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1713867573804611018\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, whose secret and illegal offshore activities were reported in the ongoing Pandora Papers series, has been summoned for questioning by the EFCC, Nigeria\u2019s anti-corruption agency.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Apart from Mr. Obi, acting NPA MD, Mohammed Bello-Koko, and former minister and serving senator, Stella Oduah, have been reported in the Pandora Papers series.<\/p>\n<p>Others included Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State as well as his associates including former Lagos Bola Tinubu, and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. We also reported the offshore links of children of former NSA Sambo Dasuki and billionaire Leno Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first known action by any Nigerian law enforcement agency since the\u00a0media started reporting influential Nigerians involved in offshore shenanigans exposed through the global Pandora Papers investigation. The presidency has directed that Nigerians exposed in the reports be investigated, those with knowledge of the directive have told this paper.<\/p>\n<p>Premium Times learned that the EFCC communicated the invitation to Mr. Obi during the week and he has been asked to report at the agency\u2019s Abuja headquarters on October 27 to face investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Sources separately said the invitation is in connection with revelations in our Pandora Papers report. The report exposed how Mr. Obi incorporated offshore holdings, which he did not declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau when he served as a governor and how he continued to manage his Next International UK Limited 14 months after becoming a governor. In addition, he also continued to operate a foreign account as a governor.<\/p>\n<p>All these actions, which had been under\u00a0wraps until the media revelations, were in contravention of Nigeria\u2019s laws on code of conduct for public officers. Mr. Obi has, however, continued to claim no wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>However, a source at the anti-graft agency said the Pandora Papers revelations only served as a lead for investigators and that \u201ca number of issues\u201d are now being investigated regarding Mr. Obi and his offshore dealings.<\/p>\n<p>Premium Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, whose secret and illegal offshore activities were reported in the ongoing Pandora Papers series, has been summoned for questioning by the EFCC,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive","category-pointblanknews-investigations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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