Abuja bombing: Huge money traced to politician’s account, as SSS unveils shady deals with bomb contact
High Chief Dokpesi.
Indications are emerging that the recent bombings in Abuja was politically motivated with the tracing of a huge sum of money into the account of a top politician currently under investigation by the State Security Service.
The Special Investigation Panel coordinating the investigations into the October 1 bomb blasts that rocked Abuja indicated, on Tuesday, that the government has traced the sum of $20 million to the account of a particular politician, who is currently under undersurveillance.
Reports at the disposal of the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja indicated inputs from two major institutions of government, including the State Security Service (SSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had confirmed the lodgment of the sum of $20 million in the account of the prominent politician, who is already being investigated in connection with the bomb blasts.
It was gathered that the said sum was moved from different accounts in the last one month and that it finally landed in one of the company accounts of the politician in focus.
Sources confirmed that the Financial Intelligence Unit of the EFCC had been on the trail of the said politician, who was said to have visited South Africa, two weeks ago.
“The Financial Intelligence Unit has sufficient capacity to detect movement of funds. The said money moved to some states in the North in four different accounts and the same later landed in the company account of one suspected source of the bombs. It appears that the said funds are being deployed in the execution of the dastardly acts,” sources said on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the SSS, which interrogated the Director-General of Ibrahim Babangida Campaign Organisation, Dr Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday, over the Abuja blasts had placed the media owner under close watch immediately he raised the alarm over his life. The alleged alarm had been raised following suspicion by the media mogul he was being trailed follow a lead to the Security Service.
High Chief Dokpesi, three weeks ago, raised the alarm that his life was in danger and that some political figures were planning to kidnap him.
Former military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, was to corroborate the claim a day later when he said that the threat to Dokpesi’s life was real.
Sources, however, confirmed that the check on Dokpesi had been thorough and that the security operatives initially were looking for clues on those who allegedly wanted to kidnap him.
Government sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the security agencies deployed SIM Card analysts to X-ray Dokpesi’s phones immediately he was linked to the nine persons arrested in respect of the bomb blasts.
Said a source knowledgeable about the ongoing investigations: “There have been checks on him (Dokpesi) since he raised the alarm that he was being targeted for kidnap. There were reports that he was sighted overseas. There are equally some details about certain funds movement which had to do with him. But I can tell you the reports coming from the security outfits about him and other persons are solid. There is no politics to the investigations.”
The source, however, said that the SSS decided to release Dokpesi and to allow him to appear for interrogation from his home so as not to give those who plan to politicise the ongoing investigations the opportunity to do so.
Intelligence reports obtained a week before the bombings from a foreign European government intelligence unit showed that a political group with alleged strong ties to Babangida and Atiku had paid the MEND leader close to $100 million dollars to truncate the 50th independence anniversary celebration of the oil rich nation in Abuja.
The top politician’s visit to South Africa about two weeks before the Independence celebration may have to do with a undercover meeting with representatives of MEND.
Acting on the foreign intelligence reports, the Nigerian government contacted the South African Government for help to foil the attack.
It was gathered that the SA authorities stormed the residence of Mr. Henry Okah two days before the celebration in an early morning raid.
The circumstances of the Nigerian government accusing SA government was caused by early release of Okah, creating curiosityand suspicion on the side of the government as to what the SA government knew prior to the bombing.
“The South African Government has a hand in this act of terrorism perpetuated against innocent Nigerian souls. We gave them the intelligence we obtained from our Western ally. They acted on it and arrested Henry Okah and to our surprise he was quickly released,” a government source said just after the bombing, adding that the Nigerian government was on the verge of severing diplomatic ties with the South African government for the deadly bombings.
However, further question are being asked as to the reason why Adjazeera television was the only station with access to Henry Okar just as he was detained by the South African authorities and the news of his interview from the detention was aired, the station relay visuals room an old Nigerian arraignment court scene purported to have been from his detention haven.
Following the Western intelligence reports, a travelling plan by both representatives from the Queen of England and Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown were shelved.
The former Prime Minister was originally scheduled to deliver a keynote speech during the celebration.
Addition: Nigerian Tribune
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