Mele Kyari, a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, on Wednesday, visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, office.
Kyari arrived EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja at about 2:15pm.
He was invited to answer questions on financial and technical matters during his time in office.
Recall that the EFCC had placed Kyari on its watch list over an ongoing probe into the $7.2 billion refineries’ turnaround maintenance.
This is just as the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered a temporary freezing of four bank accounts linked to Kyari due to allegations of fraud.
Brief Facts
Di Federal High Court Abuja, Nigeria capital gave order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on allegations of fraud and money laundering.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on Tuesday, 19 August, 2025 after a lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ogechi Ujam, moved an ex parte application and asked the court to freeze the accounts, pending when the Commission would conclude their investigation.
On 11 August, 2025 the Nigeria corruption police filed an ex parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1641/2025, where Kyari allegedly controlled the bank accounts and linked to offences on conspiracy, abuse of office and money laundering.
Credit: dailypost.ng
