Fuel Subsidy Scam: 3 Oil Marketers on the Run, Declared Wanted by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday have declared that three more oil marketers are wanted in connection with fraudulent subsidy claims running into billions of Naira taken from the Federal Government.

The three persons, according to the EFCC are: Abdul Afeez Olarenwaju Olabisi of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Limited, Abubakar Peters Ali Jeldi, owner of Nadabo Energy Limited and Ikechukwu Onuabuchi Nworgu of Star Inspection Services Nigeria Limited. They are wanted over alleged forgery, conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and engaging in money laundering.

Statement by the EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, titled “Fuel Subsidy Scam: EFCC declare marketers wanted,” states that the suspects obtained billions of naira as subsidy payments from the Petroleum Support Fund, PSF, under false pretences, and disappeared in the wake of the commission’s investigation of the subsidy regime.

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The statement reads: “The EFCC, has declared three oil marketers implicated in the multi- billion naira fuel subsidy scam wanted… The trio of Abdul Afeez Olarenwaju Olabisi of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Limited, Abubakar Peters Ali Jeldi, managing director of Nadabo Energy Limited and Ikechukwu Onuabuchi Nworgu of Star Inspection Services Nigeria Limited are wanted by the Commission for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, forgery, obtaining money by false pretences and money laundering running into several billions of Naira.”

The Commission enjoins anyone with useful information as to their whereabouts to contact its Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja offices or through these numbers: 09-4604620, 070-26350721,070-26350722,070-26350723,070-6350724, 070-26350725; or by e-mail to: [email protected] or the nearest Police Station.’’ eldi, 34, is of the Igala sor the nearest Police Vanguard gathered that the EFCC declared the suspects wanted when they consistently failed to show up and clear themselves of allegations of fraud and money laundering after several invitations.”

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