The former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property , Okoi Obono-Obla revealed that the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government shielded a former governor from prosecution over $200 million in offshore assets.He referenced several cases of high-profile corruption, expressing frustration over the lack of decisive action on the part of the government.
He said, “For instance, there was this case where somebody had 80 brand new armored S-Class Mercedes Benz cars, along with houses, farms, motorcycles, and more, all discovered in a single location in Jabi. Speaking on tax evasion, Obono-Obla said, “I wrote to the Federal Inland Revenue Service about these assets, questioning if taxes were paid. They confirmed no records of tax payments.”
The former chairman revealed efforts to investigate offshore assets linked to a former senator and governor.
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