President
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the special investigation panel of the Nigeria police
force to investigate his chief of staff, Alhaji
Abba Kyari over bribery accusations.
The
investigation may not be unconnected to the supposed N500million bribery money
said to have been paid to the Kyari by the officials of South African owned MTN
Telecommunications Company with the intent that the chief of staff effect on
the incumbent government to discontinue its heavy position on the $5billion
fine.
The source, who
asked not to be named, said,: “Officials of MTN, who were invited and
interviewed over the allegation, have vehemently denied that any such money
emanated from the telecommunication company and that since the beginning of the
$5billion fine saga, nobody had been approached for bribe.
“Another thing
is that if such volume of money was paid through the banks, discreet
investigation of financial dealings on the part of MTN and on the part of the
COS has so far not revealed any transactions of such”.
The Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), leveled a $5 billion fine on MTN for failing
to disconnect subscribers with unregistered phone lines bought before January
2012.
Sahara
Reporters recently published the report claiming that the officials of the
telecommunications company gave a bribe of N500million to Abba Kyari, to
interfere and use his closeness to the Nigerian leader, to force the government
to give MTN a safe landing.
The presidency
apparently worried by the accusation is said to have directed the Inspector
General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to probe the allegation and come out with
findings regarding the accusation.
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