Former Managing Director, Operations at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue has denied ownership of the large sums of money: $38,000,000.00 (Thirty-Eight Million Dollars),N23,000,000.00 (Twenty-Three Million Naira) and £27,000.00 (Twenty-Seven Thousand Pounds) uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) from an apartment in Osborne Towers, Osborne Road, Ikoyi Lagos, Lagos State.
Nnamdi-Ogbue in a statement by her lawyer, Emeka Etiaba SAN, said she as shocked as many other Nigerians at the uncovering and recovery of the said sums of money and wishes to salute the courage and efforts of the EFCC in the war against corruption.
The statement reads: “The attention of Our Client, Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue has been drawn to the news making round in the News Media to the effect that the large sums of money to wit: $38,000,000.00 (Thirty-Eight Million Dollars), N23,000,000.00 (Twenty-Three Million Naira) and £27,000.00 (Twenty-Seven Thousand Pounds) uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) from an apartment in Osborne Towers, Osborne Road, Ikoyi Lagos, Lagos State belong to her.
By this Press Release, we inform the public (especially the News Media) that the said sums of money and/or the apartment where the sums of money were found do not belong to Our Client.
Our Client is as shocked as many other Nigerians at the uncovering and recovery of the said sums of money and wishes to salute the courage and efforts of the EFCC in the war against corruption.
She also wishes to commend the whistle blowing policy introduced by the Federal Government in the fight against corruption which policy has resulted in large scale uncovering and recovery of monies and assets.
It is Our Client’s belief that the source and ownership of the said uncovered sums of money is known or eventually will be known by the EFCC in due course. There is therefore no need for conjecture or speculation”.
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Sacked NNPC director, Esther Ogbue speaks on $50m found in Lagos apartment
Sacked NNPC director, Esther Ogbue speaks on $50m found in Lagos apartment
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
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Who is to be believed now.Who published the name bfo...
ReplyDeleteWhatever, whether they find the owner or not that's non of my business. The money now belongs to Federal Government. Its only in Nigeria that flats grow all sorts of money. Useless people in a useless country.
ReplyDeleteThe residents of that block unit of the apartment building should be arrested. They can claim ignorance of such monies. Does money germinate from a concrete floor? Ole Ole people. They are annoying. Look at how they destroy the country. Come abroad and see life and may be the innocent people can rise up and reclaim their destiny. They put their children abroad while they destroy other people's lives back home. It's sad.
ReplyDeleteGod will continue to expose the thieves and looters of our treasury.
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