Sources at the EFCC where the flamboyant publisher is currently
being quizzed for the second day after he turned himself in on Tuesday,
January 26, 2016, disclosed that Nduka Obaigbena disbursed N568,360,000
from the ONSA heist to Arise Global Media Limited, promoters of troubled
international pay TV, Arise TV.
The source maintained that the amount was transferred from the
account of General Hydrocarbon, which received the initial payment from
the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA purportedly for a
contract that was not stated. The mandate for the first tranche of
N150million paid to General Hydrocarbon by the ONSA indicate that it was
for Environmental Security Project, while the remaining tranches were
tagged energy consulting.
The source disclosed that investigation has so far not established a
nexus between the funds paid to General Hydrocarbon and the alleged
monies paid to NPAN members by Obaigbena. “There is so far no
established trail of funds moving from General Hydrocarbon’s account and
the NPAN account which should have confirmed the claim by Nduka that he
received money from ONSA for onward delivery to NPAN members."
In the absence of this link, the source disclosed that it is
becoming clear that funds were moved from ONSA’a account to fund Arise
TV.
The source disclosed that Obaigbena has already written an
undertaking, to refund the money collected from ONSA within two weeks,
perhaps as precondition to be released on administrative bail.
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