{"id":15420,"date":"2017-04-21T18:21:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T17:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=15420"},"modified":"2017-04-21T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T17:21:26","slug":"shocking-cbn-gave-nia-n13-billion-uncovered-ikoyi-lagos-apartment-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/shocking-cbn-gave-nia-n13-billion-uncovered-ikoyi-lagos-apartment-report\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING! CBN Gave NIA The N13 Billion Uncovered In Ikoyi, Lagos, Apartment \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

A report has shown that the controversial haul of cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, is part of the N57.2 billion released to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) by the Nigerian government 2015.
\nThe funds were approved by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and disbursed in cash by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
\nThe then NSA, Sambo Dasuki, had claimed he was approving the funds for \u201cspecial services\u201d he mandated the NIA to undertake.
\nWhat those \u201cspecial services\u201d were remained unclear.
\nFollowing the announcement of the recovery by operatives of the anti-graft agency, the NIA authorities, according to presidency sources, told President Muhammadu Buhari that former President Goodluck Jonathan approved the fund for some \u201ccrucial and covert security projects.\u201d
\nThe huge cash, which included $43,449,947, \u00a327,800 and N23,218,000, were recovered from Apartment 7B following a tip-off to the EFCC by an unnamed whistleblower.
\nPresidency sources believe the cash, which translates to about N13 billion (based on the prevailing official exchange rate by the CBN), is the balance of the N57.2billion released to the NIA for the controversial \u201cspecial services.\u201d
\nThis newspaper had in an exclusive report after the 2015 presidential elections exposed how the CBN paid out N67.2billion cash \u2013 $289,202,382 (N57.2 billion) to the NIA and the rest to the office of the NSA.
\nThat report provided extensive details of how bullion vans were used by government officials to cart away the cash to unknown destinations.
\nThe details can now prove useful to the three-man presidential committee, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, mandated to investigate how the NIA came about the funds, and whether or not there was a breach of the law or security procedure in obtaining custody and use of the funds.
\nThe committee, which commenced its assignment on Wednesday, also has the current NSA, Babagana Monguno, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as members.
\nAccording to the report, published on September 19, 2015, funds, totaling at least N67.2 billion, were released through two cash withdrawals from the CBN between November 2014 and February 2015.
\nThe first of the withdrawals was made through a memo that originated from the office of former NSA, Mr. Dasuki.
\nIn the memo, with reference number NSA\/366\/S, dated November 2014, and entitled: \u201cRequest for Funds for Special Services,\u201d Mr. Dasuki\u2019s office called the attention of CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to a previous discussion on a request to withdraw $47 million cash, out of a certain N10 billion earmarked for an unbudgeted \u201cspecial services\u201d.
\n\u201cFurther to our discussion, you are pleased requested to provide the sum of forty seven million United States Dollars (USD47, 000,000.00) cash out of the Ten Billion Naira (N10, 000,000,000.00) and the balance in Euro to this office for special services.
\n\u201cMr. S. A. Salisu, director finance and administration is, hereby authorised to sign and collect the amount. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest esteem,\u201d the memo read.
\nThe second withdrawal was based on a memo dated February 25, 2015 generated by the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), the investment management services arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
\nThe memo conveyed an instruction to the director, banking and payment system department of the CBN \u201cto urgently pay in cash the sum of $289,202,382 (N57.2 billion) to the National Intelligence Agency, NIA.\u201d
\n\u201cUpon receipt of this mandate, please pay urgently the under-listed beneficiary the cash amount indicated. Please debit CBN\/JVCC Foreign Account No. 000000011658360 with the JP Morgan Chase, New York\u2026 and advise as soon as the payment is made.\u201d
\nThe payment instruction in favour of the NIA was signed by one Okonkwo Godwin, General Manager, Finance, NAPIMS, with staff No. 18526.
\nThe CBN spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, had on Sunday denied knowledge of how the funds were released to the secret service agency.
\nBut sources at the presidency told PREMIUM TIMES<\/a> that NIA authorities had already explained to President Buhari that they received the funds in cash from the nation\u2019s apex bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A report has shown that the controversial haul of cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, is part…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[306,63,5242,1078],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/money.png?fit=347%2C282&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15167,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/just-nia-collected-289m-cash-napims-account-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":0},"title":"JUST IN: NIA collected $289m cash from NAPIMS account in 2015","author":"Arinze Ago","date":"April 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) collected $289,202,382 in cash from the account of the\u00a0National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) in February 2015 after the postponement of the general election, TheCable understands. NAPIMS is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which manages the investments of the national oil\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Mortar","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/breaking-news-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/breaking-news-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/breaking-news-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/breaking-news-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/breaking-news-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115164,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/43m-ikoyi-apartment-cash-efcc-declares-ayo-oke-and-wife-wanted\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":1},"title":"$43m Ikoyi Apartment Cash: EFCC Declares Ayo Oke and Wife Wanted","author":"Igbokwe John","date":"March 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday declared a former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folasade, wanted following their failure to answer for fraud charges filed against them. The anti-corruption commission had on January 30 filed a four-count charge against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Money-discovered-at-Gerarld-Ikoyi-Lagos-7_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Money-discovered-at-Gerarld-Ikoyi-Lagos-7_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Money-discovered-at-Gerarld-Ikoyi-Lagos-7_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Money-discovered-at-Gerarld-Ikoyi-Lagos-7_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Money-discovered-at-Gerarld-Ikoyi-Lagos-7_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15031,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/buhari-appoints-three-man-committee-to-investigate-ikoyi-money-pine\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":2},"title":"Buhari Appoints Three-Man Committee To Investigate Ikoyi Money, PINE","author":"Arinze Ago","date":"April 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"According to a\u00a0statement, Buhari has ordered that thorough investigations be conducted on the allegations against the two top government officials;\u00a0the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. David Lawal; and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke. The President,\u00a0therefore, set up a three-man committee comprising the Attorney-General\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Buhari-Prez.png?fit=700%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Buhari-Prez.png?fit=700%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Buhari-Prez.png?fit=700%2C437&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Buhari-Prez.png?fit=700%2C437&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14980,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/names-lagos-luxury-apartment-owners-address-50m-found-efcc-revealed\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":3},"title":"Names Of Lagos Luxury Apartment Owners At Address Where $50m Was Found By EFCC Revealed","author":"Daniji Emmanuel","date":"April 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"SaharaReporters has obtained the full list of occupants of a swanky apartment building\u00a0in Lagos where operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found close to $50million last week. The building, located at 16 Osborne Road in Ikoyi, has nine floors of 19 Apartments and two penthouses.\u00a0 It is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"EFCC,Augustine Ighodalo, Court,","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/efcc.png?fit=676%2C405&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/efcc.png?fit=676%2C405&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/efcc.png?fit=676%2C405&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15767,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/jonathan-gave-money-found-ikoyi-flat-nia-dg-defends-self-osinbajo-panel\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":4},"title":"Jonathan Gave Me The Money Found In Ikoyi Flat, NIA DG defends self at Osinbajo Panel","author":"Reporter","date":"April 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Presidential Investigative Panel probing Ayodele Oke, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and David Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Monday quizzed Oke for hours at the Presidential Villa, Independence reports. Indications emerged on Monday that suspended Oke told the panel constituted by President\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nia.jpg?fit=960%2C539&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nia.jpg?fit=960%2C539&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nia.jpg?fit=960%2C539&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nia.jpg?fit=960%2C539&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16735,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/nia-probe-report-shouldnt-made-public-circumstance-prof-bolaji-akinyemi\/","url_meta":{"origin":15420,"position":5},"title":"NIA probe report shouldn\u2019t be made public under any circumstance \u2013 Prof Bolaji Akinyemi","author":"Arinze Ago","date":"April 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A former minister of external affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on Sunday warned that the report of the probe of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, must not be made public, because of the security implications of doing so. The ex-diplomat, in a statement issued on Sunday, highlighted what he considered some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bolaji-Akinyemi-690x450.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bolaji-Akinyemi-690x450.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bolaji-Akinyemi-690x450.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15421,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15420\/revisions\/15421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}