The Group Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah
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why the Group Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Mr.
Ifeanyi Ubah was arrested and interrogated by the DSS has been revealed.
It has been confirmed that the Department of State Services, on
Thursday, in Abuja, arrested and interrogated the Group Managing
Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, over the
claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that it had N11bn
worth of Premium Motor Spirit stored in his firm’s facility.
According to Punch, the NNPC had written both the DSS and the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, asking them to help it to
recover the said amount allegedly in the possession of Ubah.
It said it stored the PMS with the amount in the facilities of
Capital Oil and Gas Limited. The NNPC alleged that the product was
stored in the facility under a special arrangement, which it claimed was
breached by the former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in
Anambra State. The corporation accused Ubah of selling the product
without its permission.
It was also revealed that the some officials of the corporation
were also at the meeting where Ubah was questioned at the headquarters
of the DSS in Asokoro, Abuja. Security sources said Ubah was earlier
invited to the DSS office on Monday where he was also asked to provide
answers to the issues raised by the NNPC.
The source added, “We invited him based on the petition by the NNPC on the issue of selling of fuel and all that.
“He was with us on Monday and was also here today (Thursday)
and we have been able to get to some level on the issue, but we are
continuing with our investigations.
“When he came on Monday, we discussed what happened and he said
there were documents to back up his own claim, because he told us that
the corporation is also owing him.
“We therefore asked him to return on Thursday with the documents to back up his claim, which he did.
“We are continuing with our investigations, but we have asked
all parties to go home because it was not only Ubah that was questioned
or was here.”
The NNPC had stated in a statement by its Group General Manager,
Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja some days ago that
the politician’s company failed to remit the money as agreed.
Ughamadu, in the said statement, explained that the corporation’s
Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Mr. Henry Ikem-Obih, gave details
of how the alleged infraction was uncovered by the NNPC earlier in the
year.
Ikem-Obih had said, “We instructed the Nigerian Products
Marketing Company a subsidiary of the NNPC, to send additional trucks
to those locations to move products for distribution aimed at meeting a
supply shortfall we discovered in the market, but after days of not
being able to access the terminals, we had to take a decision as NNPC
management to invite auditors and inspectors to go and do a physical
check on the inventories.”
Ubah also confirmed being invited by the DSS with respect to debts
owed the NNPC and a legal issue with the Asset Management Corporation of
Nigeria.
He said he had written to the Senate and the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission on the matter prior to the invitation by the DSS.
Ubah, in telephone interview with one of our correspondents, said
the DSS was helping to resolve the issue, which had added had been blown
out of proportion in some quarters.
He said, “We want to salvage the situation and save the jobs of
over 2,000 people. I am currently reconciling my account with all the
parties concerned. I’m owing the NNPC and the NNPC is also owing me. My
over three years old case with AMCON is also being looked into.”
Ubah’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Chiedozie Udogu, said his principal had been going to the DSS since Monday.
“Yes, it was true that he was at the DSS office, but he was not
detained. He went there for the reconciliation of account with the
NNPC.
“The DSS is mediating in the trade dispute with the two parties. Therefore, it is nothing to be worried about,” he stated.
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