In not quite long, you must have heard the bizarre news that the signature of President Muhammadu Buhari, immediate past president, was reportedly forged to effect disbursement of $6,230,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The Investigation revealed that the fund was earmarked specifically for the payment of foreign election observers.
Privileged information also have it that signature of former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, was also said to have been forged to process the payment.
Newskingdom gathered that special investigator was appointed by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to probe the CBN under Godwin Emefiele in February and asked the international criminal police organisation (Interpol) to place three suspects on its watchlist over the $6,230,000 payment.
Among the name listed as suspects were Adamu Abubakar, Imam Abubakar, and Odoh Eric Ocheme.
Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of CBN, was among those that were indicted over the alleged embezzlement.
It should be recalled that Emefiele is currently facing a 20-count criminal charge levied against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the report, Ocheme, an associate of Emefiele, is one of those being investigated over alleged fraud in the apex bank.
Just recently, EFCC declared Ocheme and Margaret, wife of Emefiele, as well as Anita Joy Omoile and Jonathan Omoile, wanted for alleged money laundering.
The report have it that anti-graft agency said the quartet allegedly colluded with Godwin Emefiele, the former CBN governor to divert this “huge sums” from the federal government’s account.
