Who Owns Apartment 7B? Amaechi, Nnamdi-Ogbue, NIA Deny Links With Monies, Flat

Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, the sacked Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has denied that the large sums of money reportedly recovered in an apartment in Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) belong to her. The reports involve the sums of $43m, N23m and £27,000, and yesterday, an EFCC source told SaharaReporters that the money which was found in a house built by former People’s Democratic Party Chairman Adamu Muazu belongs to Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue.

A press statement issued  by the law firm of Emeka Etiaba, Emeka Etiaba & Co, who claim to speak for the former NNPC boss, said neither the money nor the apartment where the sums were found belong to Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue.

“Our Client is as shocked as many other Nigerians at the uncovering and recovery of the said sums of money and wishes to salute the courage and efforts of the EFCC in the war against corruption,” they said.  “She also wishes to commend the whistle blowing policy introduced by the Federal Government in the fight against corruption which policy has resulted in large scale uncovering and recovery of monies and assets.”

Meanwhile The National Intelligence Agency of Nigeria (NIA) has vehemently denied a report that its officials were laying claims to the cash hoard of $50 million recently seized from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

A top NIA official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the agency was in no way tied to the scandalous amount discovered in an apartment that was built by a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Muazu. According to the source, the NIA never claimed ownership of the funds, contrary to the assertion made by an online paper.

Earlier, a WhatsApp message stating that former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was the owner of the apartment where the cash was found. The WhatsApp message, which was also tweeted by Lere Olayinka, a spokesman for Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, claimed that Mr. Amaechi bought apartments 7A and 7B in the apartment complex and then gave one to famous Nigerian TV personality, Mo Abudu. 

In an interview with SaharaReporters, Mr. Amaechi, who is Nigeria’s current Minister of Transportation, said he had no connection whatsoever with the apartment or the money. He added that he does not own any apartment or house in Lagos, stating that his only property in Nigeria was in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

The EFCC is yet to unveil the owner of the stash of cash unearthed in safes that were concealed behind a false wall at an apartment in Ikoyi, an upscale area of the sprawling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria’s major commercial city. Though Ex-PDP chairman had admitted to be the owner of the edifice http://www.timenewsng.com/2017/04/i-own-ikoyi-house-muazu-admits.html

The question been asked by Nigerians now is “Who is the owner of Apartment 7B of Osborne Towers in 16,Osborne Street, Ikoyi Lagos?”

Input: Saharareporters