A Civil Society Organisation, Unemployed Youths Association of Nigeria (UYAN), led by Comrade Ebi Zuofa has called on the Nigeria Police Force and Nigerian anti-graft agencies, to probe the financial activities of former Executive Vice President, Mr Adokiye Tombomieye.
According to a letter made available to newsmen, the financial activities involves infractions including, criminal conspiracy, stealing, breach of trust, fraudulent conversion of monies accruing from sales of crude oil, fraudulent misappropriation and of obtaining money under false pretense belonging to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The group disclosed that in 2019 Audited Report of the Financial books of NNPCL indicts Mr Adokiye Tombomieye (Upstream Arm & NAPIMS) who said they transferred the sum of N1.27 Trillion to the Federation Account, but an Audited Report from the office of the (AGF) signed by Aghughu Adolphus reveals that only N608.71 Billion was remitted by NNPCL into the federation Account.
UYAN further alleged that in 2019 NNPCL failed to account for 107 million Barrels of crude oil that was lifted out of the country despite claims by the Auditor General of the Federation stating that, “According to verifiable records and facts, in the year 2019 NNPCL lifted out 107,239,436 Million Barrels of crude oil meant for Domestic consumption and refused to account and remit a kobo back to the Federation Account.”
According to UYAN petition, “In addition to the above, our client informed us that in 2022 Nigeria records N16 Trillion Oil Sales but NNPCL remit zero to the Federation Account said CBN.
“Nigeria records N16 Trillion from crude oil sales between January and September, according to newly released Government Data, weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria said that, the state oil Company, which is NNPCL is yet to make any remittance to the Federation account through the Apex Bank quoted CBN. Our client further informed us that in the year 2022, Data gathered from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Nigeria earned N5.9 Trillion in the second quarter and N4.6 Trillion in the third quarter of 2022, and upon the sales of crude oil amount to the volume of N16 Trillion remit zero kobo to the Federation Account through the Nation Apex Bank quote CBN.”
The group called on the government to expedite action on the allegations to avoid further legal actions. “We were informed by our client that on 25 January, 2022 NNPCL and NAPIMS took a loan of $5 Billion from AFRIXIM Bank and nothing to show for it. Consequent upon the above our client is painfully aggrieved over the criminal conduct of the suspects and have instructed us to bring to the attention of your esteemed office his complaint and request you to use your good office to: (i) Carryout a full scale investigation into the grand scam perpetrated by the suspect which our client believe has been employed to defraud Nigerians tax payers.”
“Our clients are devastated and traumatized by the fraud perpetuated against Nigerians as narrated and passionately appeals to you to set in motion appropriate machinery to unleash the full weight of the law on the suspect to ensure justice is done.
“Our client shall however, be constrained to seek legal redress at the court of law, should your office refuse or neglect to investigate and prosecute the suspects requested within 14 days of this letter or so thereafter you ahead for your proper action and consideration.”
Efforts to reach Mr Adokiye at press time proved abortive as a message and call put across to his phone were neither replied nor answered.