On Thursday, members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) broke into the Dangote Group’s head office in Lagos.
The Cable reports that EFCC agents are looking into foreign exchange allocations made to the business while Godwin Emefiele was the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, declined to comment when asked about confirmation of the incident.
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Nonetheless, a Dangote staff member attested to the presence of EFCC agents at the business’ headquarters.
“They asked for documents on forex transactions with the CBN,” the employee said.
Remember that in November 2023, the Dangote Group refuted claims of money laundering of an alleged $3.4 billion and foreign currency (FX) malpractices.
It is believed that the EFCC agents who went to the Dangote office on Thursday asked for records pertaining to the group’s forex allocations from 2015 until President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele, who was then taken into custody by Department of State Services agents in June 2023.
According to Daily Trust, some Dangote Group employees stated that the anti-graft agency’s request for the records was met with amicable communication.
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In a similar vein, a source at the EFCC office in Lagos stated that nothing has been decided and that the investigation is still underway.
“It is an ongoing investigation. Nothing has been concluded yet,” the source said.
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