NNAILED AT LAST?IBB, Abdulsalami, Diya, others indicted on 27bn Halliburton scam

     EIGHTY PERSONS, foreigners and Nigerians, the living and the dead, among them four former Heads of State and two of their wives, as well as former Governors and Ministers – indeed the top echelons of the country’s political and military establishments, including technocrats – have been indicted by the United States law enforcement officials over the N27 billion Halliburton bribery scandal.

Among the foreigners are Jack Chagoury, Gilbert Chagoury, and T.W. Oerlemans, an Australian; but they are rather small fish compared with indicted former Nigerian Heads of State Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, Ernest Shonekan, and Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Maryam, the late wife of Babangida; Mariam, the wife of the late Abacha, and his son, the late Ibrahim, are included; likewise Mike Akhigbe, the second in command in the Abdulsalami junta; former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu; and former military Governors of Rivers State, Anthony Ukpo and Samuel Ewang.

Also among the dead are Abdulkadir Ahmed, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor; and renowned economist, Pius Okigbo, who headed the probe panel on the Gulf Crude Oil Excess sales set up by the CBN in 1994.

But among those alive are former Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, and newly re-appointed National Security Adviser, Aliyu Gusau. (See full list).

According to the report of the investigators, the 80 persons received part of the N27 billion bribe facilitated by foreign contractors for Halliburton to get the contract to build the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, Africa’s first, in Bonny, Rivers State.

The scandal dates back to 1994 when some foreign companies put up bids for the construction of the plant that was to cost $6 billion.

To win the contract, a joint venture company, named TSKJ, was set up – comprising equal holdings between some companies, Technip (French), Sanmprogetti (Italian), KBR (U.S.), and part of the Halliburton group and Japanese engineering and construction company, JGC.

The investigators said the consortium bribed political leaders and top government functionaries through Tri-Star Investment Limited and Marubeni Inc.

They also recruited British lawyer, Jeffery Tesler, to co-ordinate the affairs of Tri-Star, as well as Wojciech Chodan, an American, to co-ordinate the affairs of Marubeni.

TSKJ mandated Tri-Star to solely take charge of bribing Nigerian officials at senior level, Marubeni was restricted to bribing junior level officials.

Tesler disclosed in a court deposition that TSKJ mandated both companies to bribe the officials.

As part of the investigation, the Swiss Justice Department followed the steps of the Police Judiciare of France, which in 2003, started an investigation that revealed fraudulent Halliburton payments to Tesler.

In the U.S., KBR and Halliburton have admitted to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by engaging in a decade-long bribing scheme to secure contracts in Nigeria.

Both agreed to pay a combined fine of $579 million to settle criminal and civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice.

Those Indicted

    Ibrahim Babangida

    Maryam Babangida

    Ernest Shonekan

    Abubakar Abdulsalami

    M. D. Yusufu

    T.W. Oerlemans

    Pius Okigbo

    Aminu Saleh

    Don Etiebet

    Aliyu Mohammed Gusau

    Edmund Daukoru

    Victoria Ihonde

    Toyin Olakunrin

    Gilbert Temisan Grant

    Gabriel Abolade Soyoye

    Patrick Dele-Cole

    E. Ihetu

    Onya (NNPC personnel)

    Sani Abacha

    Joshua Dogonyaro

    John Shagaya

    U. J. Itsueli

    Ombu Isokariari

    G.O. Ejiga

    Babagana Kingibe

    Hakeem Bello-Osagie

    J.O. Maduka

    Sena Anthony

    Dalhatu A. Bayero

    Ogenyi (NNPC official)

    I. Dapchi

    M.A. Olorunfemi

    Wilfred C. Eze

    Umar Baba

    Orji Kalu

    Jeremiah Useni

    Abba Gana

    Ibrahim Abacha

    Oladipo Diya

    Chamberlain O. Oyibo

    Judith Attah

    Abdulkadir Ahmed

    Anthony Ani

    O.O. Okwara

    Philip Asiodu

    Endo (Marubeni Nigeria)

    Hamman Tukur

    S.J. Ollerearnshaw

    Dan Etete

    B. Soyode

    Akin Ogunleye

    Tom Ikimi

    Gidado Idris

    Sola Alabi

    Ismaila Gwarzo

    Mariam Abacha

    Halilu Akilu

    Abdullahi Mohammed

    Hamza El-Mustapha

    Ibrahim Aliyu

    Edmund Ayoola

    Anthony Ukpo

    Samuel Ewang

    Ismaila Usman

    Tunde Soleye

    Christ Akerele

    Umaru Shinkafi

    Philip Chukwu

    Bunu Sherrif Musa

    Rilwan Lukman

    Aret Adams

    Mike Akhigbe

    Faruk Iya

    Hassan Adamu

    Prince Nzekwe

    Gen. Adeyosun

    Jasper Jumbo

    Jack Chagoury

    Gilbert Chagoury

    Mohammed Atiku



http://odili.net/news/source/2010/apr/15/499.html

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Posted: at 29-02-2012 03:03 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Bunch of criminals!

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Posted: at 29-02-2012 04:06 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

USA should finish them one by one. All of them, including GEJ and his co kabals, are criminals....

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Posted: at 29-02-2012 04:10 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

Why should God punish northern leaders? Are they the only ones on these list,so who would punish the southern leaders? Devil or you with your black nyash

Posted: at 29-02-2012 04:22 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

The evil deals that kept coming back.

Posted: at 29-02-2012 05:06 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

ofcourse ur father bcos he no very much how to punish them by kissing their arses 

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Posted: at 29-02-2012 05:19 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero