Delta senator, Peter Nwaoboshi in serious trouble
The Special
Presidential Investigation Panel
for the Recovery of Public Property has
secured a warrant of arrest against embattled Delta senator, Peter Nwaoboshi,
for alleged conspiracy, diversion of public funds and official corruption. A
Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, issued the warrant dated Sept.18 and
signed by Akanni Olaide, the Chief District Judge II, FCT. Spokesperson of the
panel, Lucie-Ann Laha, made a copy of the warrant available to the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.
The panel is
accusing Nwaoboshi of fraudulent acquisition of property and embezzlement of
contract sum to the tune of N3.48 billion, among others. The serving PDP
senator, representing Delta North, is alleged to have illegally acquired
houses, an estate and a company all worth billions of naira, in Asaba, the
Delta capital. According to the panel, he also used stolen public funds to
acquire a house in Apapa, Lagos, and another property in London that had yet to
be identified. Nwaoboshi is said to have committed the alleged offences while
serving as a commissioner in Delta. The panel disclosed that it launched
investigation into the case following a tip-off by a whistle-blower. It said
the decision to seek the arrest warrant followed the “refusal” of the lawmaker
and “the other owners” of the identified property to honour its invitation.
When NAN contacted Nwaoboshi on phone for reaction, a male voice answered the
call, saying the senator was never invited by the panel. “Tell the panel to
show you evidence of the invitation they claim to have extended to the
distinguished senator. “There has to be something to show that they invited him
and he refused to honour them,” the recipient, who refused to identify himself,
said.
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