The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), has summoned the Chairman of Globacom, Otunba Michael
Adenuga and eleven other persons for questioning in the 17.5 million euro
Siemens bribery scam.
Other persons invited for questioning in what EFCC
spokesman Mr. Femi Babafemi said was based on fresh discoveries during
investigations into the crime include the deceased former Comptroller General
of Immigration, Mrs. Chuka Nwizu; Nigerian Ambassador to Malaysia and a former
Minister of State for Power, Mr. Ahmed Abdul Hammed; and a Special Adviser to
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Aliyu Ahmed Datti.
Others are Alhaji Hassan Garba Yar’Adua, a Managing
Director in Jimoh Ibrahim’s company, a former Legal Adviser in the Ministry of
Finance, Mrs. Agbamuche; Dr. David Osakwe and Dr. Manzo, both
former Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Ministry of Communications;
Mr. R. Olusanju, a former employer of NITEL; and a former Legal Adviser of
MTEL, Mr. Garba Jubrin.
According to the letter of invitation dispatched on
Sunday, all persons invited have been requested to honour the EFCC invitation
on Wednesday and Thursday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
Babafemi added that the anti graft agency has recovered
$6.5 billion dollars since it was commissioned to fight graft and financial
crimes in the country.
In 2006, Otunba Adenuga bailed abroad when the commission
tried to question him over allegations that a couple of his companies were used
to fraudulently absolve federal funds meant for the Petroleum Technology
Development Fund.
The commission has already questioned several high
profile Nigerians in the bribery scandal. They include three former Ministers
of Communication, Mr. Cornelius Adebayo, Dr. Haliru mohammed Bello and Mr.
Tujudeen Olarewaju amongst others...Published online on June 14th 2010..CKN