Scavengers who burgled a gated duplex in a residential neighbourhood of Abuja city centre at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic stole the sum of $4 million cash allegedly stockpiled by the Manager of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Aisha Sadiq Odariko and a retired permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Kyari Dikwa. The $4 million is part of about $76 million cash of unexplained origin which has made Odariko and Kyari Dikwa the subject of a criminal investigation by the Nigerian authorities.
Scavengers Steal $4Million From $76Million Cash Stashed In Abuja Apartment By Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Manager, Odariko, Ex-Permanent Secretary, KyariThe $4 million is part of about $76 million cash of unexplained origin which has made Odariko and Kyari Dikwa the subject of a criminal investigation by the Nigerian authorities.
Scavengers who burgled a gated duplex in a residential neighbourhood of Abuja city centre at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic stole the sum of $4 million cash allegedly stockpiled by the Manager of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation , Aisha Sadiq Odariko and a retired permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Kyari Dikwa.
Kyari also reportedly negotiated his own share of the recovered money and provided bank account details where his share should be sent. Officials reportedly said that Kyari took that dimension in order to justify a summary execution of the suspects following the recovery of some of the stolen funds but some lawyers were tipped off about the matter and they went to the Force Headquarters to warn Kyari to bury any considerations of extrajudicial deaths of the suspects.Hence, Kyari was forced to charge the suspects but strictly kept the matter secret because Odariko and Kyari Dikwa did not want their involvement exposed.
Eventually, seven suspects, Eseoghene Godwin, Godfrey Omamuli, Stephen Obodo, Nasiru Muhammed, Yunusa Egbuku, Ayegba Chapi, and Mr Enebi, were arraigned in October 2021, about a year after the robbery.SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa.
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