The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented an answer to President Muhammadu Buhari connecting Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and some of his associates to the redirection of about N19bn from Paris Club discount.
The report likewise arraigned Robert Mbonu a previous Managing Director of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria, the outdated business bank claimed by the Saraki family, the Punch is revealing.
In January, the EFCC found that the credit discounts were unlawfully redirected by means of the record of the Nigeria Governors Forum by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
After getting the cash from the Paris club discount, the NGF, in a claimed conspiracy with Saraki, started transmitting tremendous entireties to private specialists who then washed about N19bn.
The report expressed that separated from the NGF, others under scrutiny incorporate the Relationship Manager to the Senate President in Access Bank, Kathleen Erhimu.
Some others under test and recognized as Saraki's assistants incorporate Obiora Amobi, Gbenga Makanjuola, Kolawole Sh!ttu and Oladapo Idowu.
The report asserts that at some point in December, Saraki presented the ex-bank MD, Mbonu, to Erhimu in a meeting went to by the associates specified previously.
It added that continuation of the meeting, the total of N3.5bn was held up into the record of Mbonu's organization, Melrose General Services, domiciled in Access Bank from the Nigeria Governors Forum on December 14.
Two of Saraki's associates, Obiora Amobi and Gbenga Makanjuola, were allegedly acquainted with Access Bank as agents of Melrose General Services Limited by Mbonu to empower them make money withdrawals from the record.
The report peruses to some degree,
"In view of The Foregoing Findings, It Is Clear That Robert Mbonu, The Managing Director Of Melrose General Services Company And His Company Were Used To Help Divert Proceeds Of Unlawful Activities Under The Guise Of Payment For Contractual Obligations With The Nigeria Governors Forum.
"Suffice To Apprise That All Payments Received By Melrose General Services Company From The NGF Have Hitherto Been Diverted Directly Via Cash Withdrawals And Indirectly Through Transfers By Gbenga Peter Makanjuola, Kolawole Sh!ttu And Oladapo Joseph Idowu, Who Are Principal Aides To The Senate President.
"Besides, Other Payments From Melrose General Services Company Have Also Been Linked To Companies That Dr. Bukola Saraki Has Interest In And Carries Out Transactions With.
"This Includes The Sum Of $183,000, Which Was Transferred To Bhaska Devji Jewelers, Dubai, A Company Dr. Bukola Saraki Had Repeatedly Made Payments To.
"Likewise, The Sum Of N200m Was Transferred To Wasp Networks Limited That Subsequently Transferred The Sum Of N170m To Xtract Energy Services Limited, A Company That Routinely Made Deposits Into Dr. Saraki's Access Bank US Dollar Domiciliary Account."
The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, however said the Senate President, Saraki would respond to the claim when he sees the report.