- The Nigerian Senate recently rejected Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
- They also called for Magu's removal with Senator Nwaoboshi declaring that the EFCC boss was terrorising them
While the Senate is still battling with integrity issues, one member of the upper chamber, Peter Nwaoboshi, may be in for another trouble as reports say he is being closely monitored with his brother, Augustine, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi may be smiling in the face of heavy allegations of contract fraud
The EFCC is reportedly closing in on Nwaoboshi following his alleged link to a corrupt deal that involves N2.1 billion procurement contract, according to Vanguard.
NAIJ.com reports that the latest development comes few days after the Senate rejected Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the EFCC.
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Nwaoboshi has been in the forefront in the fight for the removal of Magu as the EFCC chairman. Days ago, it was Nwaoboshi who raised a point of order on the floor of the Senate that Magu, had been terrorising senators since he was not confirmed.
He then asked that Magu should be removed from the agency with immediate effect.
It was learnt that the EFCC stumbled on vital information on how the Senator ad supplied used equipment in place of new ones to Delta State government and went away with N2.1 billion.
BVN linked to 23 other undeclared bank accounts
According to the report, the anti-graft agency also allegedly found that Nwaoboshi’s Bank Verification Number (BVN) is linked to 23 other bank accounts which he did not disclose in his assets declaration record with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
It was also reportedly discovered that Augustine is the sole signatory to some of the accounts.
The report quoted a source at EFCC as saying: “We will charge the two brothers to court as soon as we conclude interrogating them because this is a clear case of money laundering.”
It is was learnt that Peter Nwaoboshi, a senator representing Delta north on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), used the proceeds of the procurement contract fraud to acquire several property in Lagos and Delta states using his companies.
He was alleged to have used his company, Bilderberg Enterprises Limited, to secure contracts worth N2.1 billion to supply new equipment to two agencies of Delta state government but defrauded the state in the execution of the contract by importing and supplying used equipment which he passed off as new.
“The Delta State Government awarded contracts to the suspect’s company, Bilderberg Enterprises Limited, in the sum of N1,580,000,000 and N474,936,000 to supply new construction and waste management equipment to the Delta state Direct Labour Agency and Delta state Waste Management Board respectively.
“The company supplied used equipment contrary to the Bill of Quantity.
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“The senator also laundered the proceeds of alleged criminal activity to acquire property in Delta State and Lagos,” the source said adding that among the property acquired from the proceeds of the fraud is a 12-storey building at Apapa in Lagos belonging to Delta state government which Nwaoboshi bought for N805,000,000.
“The property was acquired through one of his companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Limited. The suspect also allegedly bought a warehouse at Apapa Wharf, Lagos for N800, 000,000,” the source reportedly added.
Meanwhile, after a huge sum in foreign currencies was found in his house, the former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was arraigned by the anti-graft agency. Here is the video:
