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Thursday, November 03, 2016

Reuben Abati Says He Doesn't Have Any Money To Return To EFCC

Detained former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he does not have any money to refund to the government, sources within the agency said.



According to Premium Times, the sources said Mr. Abati told interrogators that he had no immediate means of sourcing the amount for which he is being detained.

The EFCC accuses Mr. Abati of receiving N50 million from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The money was part of $2.1 billion allocated for purchase of arms for the fight against Boko Haram, the EFCC says.

Mr. Dasuki is currently standing trial for allegedly misusing the money.
The latest development came days after Mr. Abati reportedly promised to refund N5 million.

The former presidential spokesperson has been in EFCC detention since turning himself in last week Monday.
Apart from being unable to refund the money, Mr. Abati also allegedly told investigators that he could not provide documentary evidence showing how he spent the N50 million.

Mr. Abati reportedly said he disbursed the money as cash and material gifts to journalists during the 2015 campaign.
Asked to name names of media practitioners who benefited from the largess, Mr. Abati said he did not keep such records.

“We thought he would be able to pay N5 million yesterday, but it turned out that he doesn’t have any money,”.

It was also clarified that Mr. Abati had met his bail conditions since Friday, but the EFCC had refused to release him.

The EFCC had on October 26 granted Mr. Abati an administrative bail, and required as one of the conditions for his release, a surety of the level of director in the federal civil service.

Those conditions were met on Friday, our source said, but the EFCC failed to release him because of the stalemate over the N50 million.

The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, did not respond to requests for comment.
Edited from Premium Times.


*Sigh*


71 comments:

  1. Let me just wish him merry Christmas in advance.

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    1. His facial expression is everything. Lmaooo. Make una no vez but me cannot bug my pretty head over these people. When the going was good, e no touch me,why now?

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  2. This one will just speak english there till they open gate for him to carry his problem and go

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  3. The money don finish for Abati hand.

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  4. Sorry Mr Abati, I know you follow chop the money, don't lie, is just that you don't have the records of how you take chop the money.

    I hope they release you soon shaa.

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    1. Abi o. He didn't say he did not collect the money. He just cannot account for it. Smh

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    2. He has the records sef.
      He just doesn't wanna spill.
      His facial expression here cracked me up😂😂😂

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  5. EFCC should seize Abati's big house he built in his hometown withhe N50m. The money was not distributed but was used to build his house.

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    1. Anuohia keep spreading propaganda! If this is a lie, may his current fate be your fate too!

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  6. EFCC should seize Abati's big house he built in his hometown withhe N50m. The money was not distributed but was used to build his house.

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    1. Toor. I don talk am say the man chop alone

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  7. Oga you go tay for jail.

    Abeg Stella that picture up there will be perfect for meme.
    He looks like person wey dey prove stubborn. Lol

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  8. This him pic funny o
    They should leave Abati alone or,,,, I miss his long narratives

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  9. Stupid EFCC and DSS, they will soon get tired. Please release Mr Abati we miss his chronicles.

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    1. So they should leave everyone to continue stealing at every opportunity, abi?

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  10. Gud evening bv, i hail o. Well Abati does nt hv much english quote again o. Theifytionass

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  11. Then he should remain in there if he claims there is no money

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  12. Na waooo! The hunter is now the hunted!

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  13. Liar, even if he can't remember all that benefited from the sharing and how it was shared he will remember some of those that benefited from it or I will assumed he took all for himself instead of sharing it.

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    1. Lol. I knew I'd find you here

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    2. Unless you have concrete proof about the lies do your self a favour and JUST SHUT YOUR HOLE UP

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  14. Witch hunting at its peak,shame to this new government that I initially supported, a big shame, my biggest regret of 2015 and 16

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    1. Lol. You will be alright.

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    2. People who stole our collective yams r being prosecuted and u shout witch-hunting. Nigerians deserve all the suffering u get.

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    3. Exactly!...
      Criticize this rubbish government and they will add your name to the people that ate from Dasuki's "fake"$2.1 billion...

      This government will amount to no good since Vuharia has decided to be accusing people wrongly!...
      Vuharia your government is cursed already and you will leave this office shamelessly!!...

      And as for those of you calling Reuben names,may you all be accused of what you know nothing about in your homes and offices!..
      Amen!...

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  15. Nawa see as Abati do face like say Sen Gary for him face.. the money has been used so he doesn't have it.. guess that's d story

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  16. Stella this picture tho 😂😂. You have a way of using the accurate picture to make a post.

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  17. Lol @ even the 5mil he didnt have to pay.
    This pic cracked me up. His facial expression be like,e fi mi si le jare...who una epp.

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  18. After stealing our money, you will reap what u sow

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    1. Shut up Adisa!...
      Useless fool!...
      Where you there when he was stealing your so called money?...
      See his face like an imbe!...

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    2. Adisa steal? Steal ke? Where is your proof? Omo oloriburuku! It's ONLY in Nigeria that media trials and the court of public opinion hold sway. Keep reasoning from your anus

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  19. He has made his point clear..abi make d man kill himself...na national cake jare,make una continue to dey loot the tin.my papa dey wait una for heaven

    Mc pinky

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  20. Lol. How I love this man!

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  21. I like his style, but the mismanagement is gross

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  22. They should free this man now... Shuoo!

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  23. I can't sleep.... Am thinking too much i guess... Oluwa pick my calls... #tears#

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    1. Surely, He will. Be steadfast!

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    2. All is well hajia. Oluwa will surprise you amen. Stop crying

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  24. Linda Ikeji is one of the recipients....CONFIRMED JIST.

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    1. Yes she is one of the recipients because you pay for advert on blogs. It's not free. You too would have, if you had a platform for advert. I remember vividly when she asked her readers whether to accept campaign advert payment and everyone said yes. That month, she doubled her giveaway to 200k. What is wrong with that?

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    2. See them! Ndi uchu! N50 million for a national media campaign covering, Radio, Tv, outdoor advertising, blog adverts is waaaaay to small.

      Haba! This is a classic case of giving a dog a bad name.

      If you are in the media industry you would know that N50 million for NATIONAL MEDIA coverage for a political campaign is so small!

      Stella u sef sabi say N50 million dey small! I really amm trying to understand why EFCC is keeping this man in their custody even after meeting bail conditions

      Are you so scared of Reuben's pen?

      I don't belong to any party but my brain still works o.

      Did APC use N50 million ONLY for the media campaign coverage for the immediate past National Campaign?

      I can understand FFK and the rest being interrogated incessantly but I don't understand this Reuben's case o!

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  25. I can smell destruction..this is not fighting corruption..it's destroying ur opponent..n cutehajia..plss don't think..hit your chest and say all is well..

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    1. Call it what you want but the fact remains that non of the accused have denied receiving money from dasuki. They're not innocent

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    2. What if ur opponent also happens to be corrupt?

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    3. It's so obvious

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  26. Wetin concern Reuben. If una finish una go release am with this facial expressio wey e get for here. Meanwhile EFCC had better have a very long list of those who have refunded and the amount as well, made public too. Cosl we keep hearing of refunds but no verification.

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  27. I saw the headline and laughed out loud.Then i saw the picture and laughed even louder.Stella ooo....lwkmd!

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  28. Make them free dix man abeg*his face be like am not the only corrupt one in nigeria.

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  29. The truth of the matter is that he acknowledged receipt of the amount stated but he has no memory of how he spent #50m..... Abati,God will help you for being truthful.....

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  30. The truth of the matter is that he acknowledged receipt of the amount stated but he has no memory of how he spent #50m..... Abati,God will help you for being truthful.....

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  31. Oga Even You....Nawo oooo!!!

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  32. Are you guys dumb or what? They gave him money for election campaign and he used it for that purpose. He doesn't have any money to return. Please leave him alone. Oppression destroy your opponents is now what they call fighting corruption. It's only in this lawless country you will detain someone even after they've met their bail conditions and ignore court orders. This is a military regime.

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  33. Kpele Oga R. Abati,
    This too shall pass

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  34. For no single friend or colleagues to bail Abati in the past weeks says alot about him as a person. Very stingy man. Chop alone die alone that's his situation now.
    Merry Christmas in advance in prison.
    Meanwhile Stella why don't you return back to bail your friend?

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    1. Hungry mucheche! Keep looking for bail outs and hand+me-downs.
      Your desire for hand-me-downs also beclouded your sense of sight so much that you couldn't read the part where it states that his bail conditions were met but EFCC refused to let him go.

      Keep pushing for brown envelopes inugo?

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  35. Witch hunting. Buhari kwantinu.

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  36. The biggest corruption in Nigeria's history is currently happening. I pity all the people who swallow this anti-corruption sinker

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