The EFCC has detailed how ex-SGF Ayim Pius Anyim used firms linked to him to award contracts to the tune of N13 billion from the Ecological Fund Account under his management then.
There was also the sum of N520 million he got from the Office of ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki in the lead up to the 2015 Presidential election.
Quoting sources in the EFCC, the Vanguard reported the former Senate president is also being interrogated for false asset declaration.
Anyim was busted Thursday afternoon after ignoring the agency invitation.
The arrest, according to the source, took Anyim by surprise as the EFCC team, armed with a warrant, immediately executed a search on his property during which they recovered documents relevant to the investigation.
According to the newspaper, the companies Anyim used for the money laundering include Foundation Years Limited, Precious Integrated, Precious Petroleum, Mak & Mak, Chap Construction, Eldyke Engineering, Pryke Limited, Chipa Nigeria Limited, Prima A11 Limited,
Pima International, Chanto Engineering, Ishiagu Microfinance Bank, Mulak Ventures, Vitro Engineering and Tip Top Nigeria.
The official said that during the period when Anyim held sway as the SGF from May 2011 to May 29, 2015 and specifically between May 2012 to May 2015, an inflow of N58,146,983,677.85 got into the SGF Ecological Fund Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“From this fund, three of the companies linked to Anyim, Foundation Years, Obis Associate and Eldyke Engineering received contracts worth over N13billion,” the source revealed to the newspaper.
“Foundation Years alone received a net payment of N10,308,017,838.85 between 2014 and 2015. “Curiously, on receiving the fund, Foundation Years and another of Anyim’s company, Br-Kthru made several transfers to 37 entities.
“Some of the organizations and individuals have no nexus at all with ecological issues. Investigators are probing the reasons behind the wild disbursement,” the official revealed.
The House of Reps had investigated the mismanagement of the Ecological Fund, and recommended Anyim who waled out on House committee be probed by the EFCC.
As the interrogation continues, chances are the suspect may spend the weekend in the EFCC holding.
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