Ex President Goodluck Jonathan Refuses To Comment Over $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 hidden In Lagos Apartment He Allegedly Approved For Intelligence Agency
Despite claims by the National Intelligence Agency
(NIA) that he approved and released the massive stash of cash recovered by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an apartment in Ikoyi,
Lagos, former President Goodluck Jonathan has remained silent on the matter.
The former president’s spokesperson has for days
declined requests to state Mr. Jonathan’s side of the story.
Operatives of
the EFCC, acting on a tip-off on Wednesday,
said they found $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 hidden inside an apartment
at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi.
The funds are valued at N13 billion based on
prevailing exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The EFCC circulated photograph and video footage of
the operation, sparking nationwide outrage.
But the anti-graft agency has so far failed to
disclose ownership of the recovered funds.
As Nigerians and civic groups demanded
clarification about the recovered cash, sources in the presidency quoted the
NIA Director General, Ayodele Oke, as telling President Muhammadu Buhari that
Mr. Jonathan released the money to the agency for covert security projects.
But Mr. Jonathan has remained silent despite
requests by our reporter for him to speak on the matter.
For two days, repeated
telephone calls, text messages and email enquiries to the former president’s
spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, were neither answered nor returned.
The presidency is also yet
to officially comment on the matter.
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