The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4bn revenue to illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export in 2015, on Thursday, held its inaugural meeting.
Gbillah stated that the committee was committed to unravelling the facts of the matter. He disclosed that the panel would interrogate the whistle-blowers, some of whom he claimed had “reached out to the committee alleging threat to their lives; that they were intimidated at gunpoint, allegedly.”
He stated, “So, we would have to travel out of the country to the United States of America, to Mexico, to China. Considering the amount of borrowings our country is subjected to now, $2.4bn is money this country needs very seriously. So, it is not something this House is taking lightly.
“So, I mentioned that we will have to go because of the fears expressed by these individuals. It is important to also point out that an American citizen who was also allegedly knowledgeable about this issue is currently in the Ikoyi Prison over other infractions he allegedly committed in Nigeria. But there are insinuations that it is not outside this particular matter that informed those issues being brought against him.
“Of course, nobody and no country will condone any illegal activities of any nationals within its shores. So, there must have been reasons for his incarceration. But I’m only conveying to Nigerians the allegations that he was not also unconnected with the revelations that he has to provide with regards to this matter.”“There were individuals who were in the hiding but are reaching out to the committee.
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