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Why Andrew Yakubu Was Arrested

Andrew YakubuFormer Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu has been arrested for money laundering by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ex-NNPC top shot is not alone in his ordeal as he was picked up alongside Jide Omokore, Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere and David Mbanefo.

They would be arraigned tomorrow, Tuesday 21st June, 2016 before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on four counts of money laundering. For those who don’t know, Mr. Jide Omokore has been arrested several times by the EFCC since this administration came into power.