EFCC Fixes Date For Jonathan’s Arrest as His Ally ‘Sings’ in Custody, Details

Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s immediate past president, may be probed The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) has fixed a date to arrest former president Goodluck
Jonathan.
A source within the agency told Reportsafrique.com on April 4 that the ex-president may be arrested before May
29. The source hinged the revelation on the level of investigations carried out on
Jonathan-led administration by officials of the commission, noting that he may be arrested before President
Muhammadu Buhari-led administration clocks its first year in office.
According to the source, the arrest of Azibaola Robert, the managing director
of Kakatar engineering and construction company two weeks ago was a clear
indication that “we are inching close to making former president Jonathan our
guest,” describing Robert as the closest kinsman of the former president.
The official described as careless, the recent remarks made by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who
berated the commission and described it as a “toothless bulldog”. The EFCC chief
predicted: “Unfolding events in the next few weeks will actually confirm whether
the EFCC has indeed become a toothless bulldog,” adding that: “We arrested Mr.
Azibaola Robert on March 23, 2016 when he came to honour our invitation.
We also arrested his wife, but she has since been granted bail.
The following day, we arrested Dakoru
Atukpa, Executive Director of his company. As we speak, both men are in our custody and are helping with vital
information needed to nail the former president.”
The official also disclosed that Robert and Atukpa were arrested in connection
to the ongoing investigations into $40million oil pipeline security contract, which stemmed from the ministry of
petroleum, but was paid for by the office of the detained former national
security adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd).
The source said the anti-graft agency is currently following a lead that indicates
that One-Plus Nigeria limited, a sister company to Kakatar, which secured the oil pipeline security contract, may have
acted as a front for Jonathan. “Even though One-Plus appeared to have
successfully executed the contract, we are interested in details of how the company executed the job, including
those who got paid from the $40 million sum.
Even though we are still investigating, there is sufficient suspicion that both
men used One-Plus as front of the former President. The Managing Director of One-Plus has constantly maintained that the company was incorporated well before Jonathan became Vice President, and that it wasn’t a crime to come from
Otuoke,” the official said.
The official said the commission is committed to proving Obasanjo wrong
by taking on some people considered to be one of the sacred cows, saying: “You
know former President Obasanjo has his unique way of passing his message.
Before Obasanjo even described our Commission as a toothless bulldog,
several persons accused us of shielding former President Jonathan.