The federal government of Nigeria, has reopened the Halliburton fraud, that made global headlines.
Recall that two weeks ago, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, indicated that the Halliburton scandal had not been closed.This has been proved true, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has began its interrogation with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Damian Dodo.
Damian Dodo was interrogated for about eight hours by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday.
The EFCC, in a statement by its spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, reports that it has stepped up investigations into the Halliburton scam and that Mr. Dodo’s questioning is connected to the case.
It was disclosed in confidence, that Mr. Dodo was being questioned for his role in the alleged $26 million bribery of a former minister and five other Nigerian lawyers. The former minister involved is believed to be former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation Muhammed Adoke.
The EFCC allege that Mr. Dodo received $4.5 million through his legal firm, DD Dodo and Co., from multinational companies connected to the Halliburton bribery scandal using the false cover of legal services.
Mr. Dodo was said to have withdrew more than $2 million in cash “in flagrant violation of extant money laundering regulations,” according to the EFCC.
