Ex-NNPCL boss Mele Kyari storms EFCC headquarters in Abuja amid a $7.2 billion refinery probe. Court freezes multiple bank accounts. Read the full details inside.
The former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has finally submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid an ongoing probe into multibillion-dollar refinery maintenance projects.
Kyari, who led the state-owned oil company until recently, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at exactly 2:15 pm on Wednesday, following an official invitation to answer tough questions on financial and technical dealings during his tenure.
According to EFCC sources, the anti-graft agency is probing allegations surrounding the $7.2 billion turnaround maintenance contracts for Nigeria’s refineries, a project long criticized for consuming huge sums of public funds without yielding results.
The development comes just days after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the temporary freezing of four bank accounts linked to Kyari in connection with allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement.
Kyari, who was earlier placed on the EFCC’s watchlist, is expected to provide clarifications on several contracts, expenditures, and the status of Nigeria’s long-abandoned refineries.
While the EFCC has yet to make an official statement on the outcome of the meeting, Mele Kyari’s sudden appearance is seen as a significant move in the ongoing anti-corruption war, raising fresh questions about accountability in Nigeria’s oil sector.
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