The embattled Acting-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, whose nomination as substantive chairman was rejected twice by the Senate, has allegedly authorised the leasing of the Chief of Naval Staff Guest House in Abuja seized by the anti-graft agency to a private organization for N36 million.
The property which is currently under court dispute was meant to be a safe house for the Nigerian Navy in line with international best practices. A safe house is an apartment or a house designated for secret intelligence gathering or operations base.
The anti-graft agency had on May 25, 2016 arraigned Former Chief of Naval Staff, Usman Jibrin (rtd) alongside Rear Admiral Bala Mshelia (rtd), Rear Admiral Shehu Ahmadu (rtd) and a company – Harbour Bay International Limited on a four-count charge bordering on alleged criminal conspiracy and purchase of a property valued at N600 million while the first three defendants were still in active service.
In the charges against the quartet, the EFCC alleged that the ex-service chiefs bought the property from the account of Naval Engineering Services without the said purchase contract being captured in the budget. It was also alleged that the documentation for transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private company owned by the family of Vice Admiral Jibrin became the buyer. However, the defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them before Justice Sadiq Umar of the FCT High Court Maitama, Abuja.
In view of their plea, Justice Umar commenced trial on the matter.
The EFCC allegedly pre-empted the courts and leased the property situated at Plot Number 2717 Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama District (7 Colorado close, Maitama), Abuja to a private organization said to be owned by one Chief Atang..
During preliminary investigations on the matter prior to arraignment, the EFCC had requested the Naval Headquarters for documents in respect of the said property. The request was obliged through a letter dated 7th January 2016. In the letter, the Nigerian Navy informed Magu that the property in question belongs to the Navy as against claims by the anti-graft agency that the guest house is under the ownership of Jibrin.
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