Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday dismissed allegations of missing 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at about $2.4 million.<\/p>\n
Speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged missing crude, he said probes ordered by his office established a case of fraud against those who raised the allegation.
\nHe said they wanted to be paid by the government for recoveries not made.<\/p>\n
The minister said those involved were arrested and arraigned before the court<\/p>\n
According to him, while some of those involved jumped bail and are currently on the run, one of them was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an allegation of another case of fraud and is being detained.<\/p>\n
Malam refused to make the case file available to the committee, saying it would be sub-judice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Committee or the National Assembly can apply to be joined as an interested party in the case. We will not object to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dismissing the allegation of missing crude, Malami said: \u201cThe allegations relating to the 48 million barrels of crude oil are baseless. The allegation is unfounded. It lacks merit and indeed substance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe allegation in its own right is devoid of any reasonable ground pointing to a material suspicion cogent enough to invoke the constitutional oversight of the committee.\u201d The Nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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