The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has arrested one
Alhaji Umar Audu Bida, chief executive officer, Universal Contractors
Limited, for alleged possession of some documents of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for the supply of crude to his American business
partner, Donald Laletta, CEO, North Park LLLC.
The 62-year-old suspect, who was picked
up by EFCC operatives on Tuesday, September 15, at his residence on Gumel Road,
Kaduna, was in possession of fake documents pertaining to the lifting of crude
by the vessels, MT Antartic, MT Sonagol Namibe and MT Caped Bowen.
The suspects, however, said that he
obtained the documents from the agents to the seller-Lambda, Double Wonder and
Days Marines Services- who allegedly claimed to have crude oil for sale.
The complaint alleged that the suspect had
attempted to defraud him after signing a Sales and Purchase Agreement, SPA,
with him.
The complainant’s claims that he paid
the suspect, who acts as his agent in Nigeria, the sums of $8m, $10m and $12 at
different times, and that he raised a
letter of credit, via a courier company, in favour of Universal Contractors
Limited to the tune of $100m (One Hundred Million Dollars). are being investigated
by EFCC.
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