Again, Senate orders arrest of ex-NNPCL GCEO Kyari over alleged N210trn fraud 

The Senate, done its Committee connected Public Accounts, connected Wednesday ordered the apprehension of the contiguous past Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for failing to look earlier it implicit an alleged unaccounted N210 trillion betwixt 2017 and 2023.

However, erstwhile Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the NNPCL, Umar Ajiya Isa, debunked the allegation earlier the committee, declaring that nary wealth was missing and that the N210 trillion fig exceeds the N54.5 trillion full gross the institution generated wrong the period.

The warrant of apprehension followed Kyari’s lack from the investigative league connected the alleged unaccounted N210 trillion.

Senators Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central) and Tony Nwoye (Anambra North) told the committee chairman, Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe North), that Kyari should beryllium fixed different accidental to appear, arsenic helium was reportedly receiving aesculapian attraction successful Germany.

However, different members opposed the proposition and called connected the president to contented a warrant for his arrest.

Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) said verbal excuses should not beryllium accepted without documented grounds of illness. He was supported by Senator Victor Umeh (Anambra Central), who moved the question for Kyar...