Friday, 24 May 2013
Ibori’s $15 Million Bribe Funds: Andy Uba, Chibuike Achigbu Beat Retreat
In interviews with lawyers, EFCC officials and two PDP officials, SaharaReporters has learnt that Andy Uba, a former domestic aide during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, and a little known, small-time businessman named Chibuike Achigbu, have abandoned their illicit conspiracy to claim the $15 million cash confiscated by the EFCC from former Governor James Ibori of Delta State.
SaharaReporters had reported yesterday that Mr. Uba, now a senator from Anambra State, had hatched a plan with Mr. Achigbu to claim ownership of the funds.
A legal source disclosed that the two men beat a retreat after reading an investigative report by SaharaReporters that unmasked their plan. “Chief Andy Uba and Engineer Achigbu were so scared that they immediately instructed their lawyers to discontinue with the case,” said the source. SaharaReporters confirmed that Mr. Achigbu’s lawyers were in court today to officially withdraw the claim.”
Ex-Governor Ibori had offered the $15 million dollars as bribe to Nuhu Ribadu, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an effort to persuade the EFCC to abandon its investigation of Mr. Ibori’s extensive money laundering activities. Mr. Ibori had hauled the cash to Mr. Uba’s residence in Abuja for onward transfer to the then EFCC chairman. Not only did Mr. Ribadu reject the bribe, he got the funds deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
But the funds have been mired in controversy after Attorney General of Nigeria Mohammed Adoke and the Delta State government filed separate lawsuits over ownership of the cash.
A bizarre twist was introduced when Mr. Achigbu, whose Facebook page lists him as an executive at Chimons Gas Ltd., swore to an affidavit claiming that he had raised the disputed funds as campaign funds to support PDP candidates during the 2007 elections. Mr. Achigbu alleged that he handed the funds to Mr. Andy Uba, and that the former presidential aide reported handing the cash to current EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde.
Our correspondents spoke today with several acquaintances of Mr. Achigbu. They described him as a practiced 419 scam artist who used to own a gas station that he has since sold. One source from his hometown said, “Chibuike is well known as a ‘wayo’ player who has never seen one hundred thousand dollars talk less $15 million.”
In the now withdrawn affidavit, Mr. Achigbu claimed that he gave the $15 million cash to Mr. Uba who in turn handed it to the EFCC to enable the anti-corruption to determine that the money was legitimate before plowing it into the PDP’s campaign funds.
But several sources within the EFCC as well as lawyers familiar with the case disclosed to our correspondent that Mr. Achigbu was a mere front for Mr. Uba. “The truth is that Andy Uba devised a scheme to corner the cash that Chief Ibori had offered to Nuhu Ribadu as a bribe,” said one of the sources.
A lawyer familiar with the case described Mr. Achigbu’s affidavit as “laughable and detestable,” adding that he would not be surprised if Nigeria’s Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke, was part of the deal. “It’s a pity, but Mohammed Adoke has become even worse in corruption than Aondoakaa,” said the lawyer, adding that President Goodluck Jonathan “should ask the IG of Police to seriously investigate the issue and interrogate both Engineer Achigbu and Uba for conspiring to defraud the country.”
An associate of Mr. Uba told SaharaReporters that the former aide to Mr. Obasanjo admitted to close friends that he knew about Achigbu’s affidavit, but claimed that the lawyers hired by his front did not frame the case well.
In the affidavit, a copy of which was obtained by SaharaReporters, Mr. Achigbu alleged that he had become estranged from Andy Uba shortly after handing the $15 million to the former presidential aide. He claimed that he received a desperate phone call on August 27, 2012 from Mr. Uba. According to his affidavit, Mr. Uba pleaded with him not to hang up the phone, and then stated that the $15 million being claimed by the Delta State government was the same campaign funds Mr. Achigbu had handed to Uba, and which Uba gave to Mr. Lamorde.
In paragraph 19 of the fraudulent affidavit, Mr. Achigbu stated that, “Dr. Andy Uba informed the Intervener/Applicant that [Uba] was shocked to find that the money in question was the money [Achigbu] gave Dr. Andy Uba which he in turn released to the EFCC to investigate before allowing same to be donated and accepted by PDP to fund their election campaigns in 2007.”
One lawyer involved in the case told SaharaReporters that “any intelligent child would have realized that Senator Andy Uba’s fingerprints were all over Achigbu’s shoddy affidavit.” He added, “It is clear that Chief Uba was the mastermind of this attempt to hijack funds that belong to the people of Delta State.” Echoing the lawyer, an EFCC official told SaharaReporters that “the scheme by Dr. Uba is appalling. Such act is unbecoming of a man who calls himself a senator.”
An official at the PDP headquarters in Abuja told SaharaReporters that the party was not aware of the said funds allegedly collected for its candidates by Mr. Achigbu. According to the official, Mr. Uba told him that he only met Mr. Achigbu once in his life. He quoted Mr. Uba as stating that Mr. Achigbu accompanied former Governor Ibori to meet with Mr. Obasanjo at the Villa.
Another PDP official said he thinks the party would support the arrest and prosecution of Mr. Uba if it is established that he hatched the plan to illegally claim funds that were seized from Mr. Ibori as part of an anti-corruption investigation.
In paragraph 24 of his affidavit, Mr. Achigbu asserted that “Dr. Andy Uba has offered to depose to the foregoing facts on oath before this Honorable Court…”
The full text of the affidavit can be downloaded below:
Andy Uba/ Chibuike Achibu Affidavit Of Claim On Ibori's $15 Million Bribe
http://saharareporters.com/content/andy-uba-chibuike-achibu-affidavit-cl...
Facts are yet to be known.
Enough of all this grammars,if obvious that the money is developing more legs and growing wings.please what is good for the Gentiles is also good for the Romans.kindly return the money to Delta State coffers,and let Nigerians have peace with this whole grammar.
The truth about the real Chibuike Lawrence Achigbu
LAGOS—Managing Director, Chimons Gas Limited, Mr. Chibuike Achigbu, yesterday, denied claims linking him to ownership of the $15 million allegedly offered to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu by former governor of Delta State, James Ibori.
It will be recalled that a certain Chibuike Achigbu recently applied to a Federal High Court, Abuja claiming that the sum of $15 million allegedly offered to the former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, chairman, by Ibori belonged to him.
Reacting, Achigbu said that he was not the person who went to court and resemblance in name could have been a coincidence which is not unusual in Nigeria.
Speaking though his counsel, Mr. Nwuke, Achigbu said media reports which claimed that he sought to join in the case was false
Ajoanu, is Anambra state
Ajoanu, is Anambra state developed now under the watch of Governor Peter Obi? You are stupid and very ignorant. All the politicians are the same(corrupt). Remember, Andy Uba according to the story by the nonsense Saharareporters collected the money and gave it to the EFcc. If he wanted the money, he would not have given it to the Efcc.
Sometimes, you guys have to use your brain to analyze all the Uba hating stories from Sharareporters. Don't get me wrong, I'm not fronting for Mr. Uba, I'm just saying all the politicians are corrupt.
Deri the bloody liar --- here is a proof on the $15m
@Deri ... you have insisted that the $15m is a hoax. Andy Uba has admitted that his house was used as the venue for the handover of the money from Ibori to Lamorde on behalf of Ribadu. Here is a link to the story: http://www.punchng.com/news/andy-uba-denies-ownership-of-15m-ibori-bribe/
You are either man enough to apologise or you bow your head in shame. I know you will not admit your sin since that is what you live on SR spreading lies, half truths, propaganda and silly tales by the moonlight. Your sin will continue to find you out.
Desperate moves
I will not be supprise if this scheme eventually pulls through. It is thsoe things that doesn't add-up or sounds foolish that usually later makes sense in this country. It only needs the executive and PDP to be interested for it to gain weight to pull through. I just dey laugh.
get out of senate.andy
This man called andy uba should be sacked from the senate. he has no integrity. the Achigbu boy should be escorted to kirikiri by monday. Lamorde should be sacked from efcc and Adoke should be jailed for 10yrs. if not, nigeria will keep sinking...+2348057323826
Mr Achigbu
Akasha why would you sign up to be a part of this rubbish. You are are a Harvard grad, wayyyyyyy to much intelligence so i know you knew this wasnt going anywhere. What will the negative publicity do for you? Please leave this politics alone, you are too intelligent to be wasting your time with naija politics
An igbo man is = fraud!
An igbo man is = fraud!
Chibuike Achigbu
The former governor of Imo State, Udenwa, appointed this boy called Chibuike chairman of the board of Owerri Shoe Industry situate opposite the former state secretariat along Orlu road, Owerri. Udenwa doled out a whopping N90 million (ninety million naira)to Chibuike and his so-called board to rehabilitate the moribund company. Okorocha and his government should investigate what that money was used for because not a single pair of shoes rolled out of that place. Chibuike Achigbu, where is that N90 million? What did you and your so-called board do with that money. Why all this scamming and scheming, Chibuike? No surprise you are involved in the present scam. Up to you, Governor Okorocha.
Akacha why ??
Chibike why would you allow yourself to be use by Andy, Sanusi and Lamode. I know they are all your friends but it is unfortunate that they roped you into this. The truth is that they will go free but you might not.
Start thinking of the country to run to before it is too late.
Chibuike Achigbu
The former governor of Imo State, Udenwa, appointed this boy called Chibuike chairman of the board of Owerri Shoe Industry situate opposite the former state secretariat along Orlu road, Owerri. Udenwa doled out a whopping N90 million (ninety million naira)to Chibuike and his so-called board to rehabilitate the moribund company. Okorocha and his government should investigate what that money was used for because not a single pair of shoes rolled out of that place. Chibuike Achigbu, where is that N90 million? What did you and your so-called board do with that money. Why all this scamming and scheming, Chibuike? No surprise you are involved in the present scam. Up to you, Governor Okorocha.
ANDY UBA! ANDY UBA!! ANDY UBASANJO!!! AGAIN?
NIGERIA & NIGERIANS ARE LAWLESS COUNTRY & CITIZENS!
IF IT WERE TO BE ELSEWHERE;THE LIKES OF ANDY UBA SHOULD HAVE BEEN IBORI'S NEIGHBOURS SINCE BEFORE NOW BUT WITH THESE OUR 'LEARNED SENIOR ADVOCATES' WHO HAVE THROWN MORALITY & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS TO THE WIND;THEY ARE WALKING FREE ON OUR ROADS INTIMIDATING LEGITIME CITIZENS BRAZENGLY!.
Ribadu Should Be Commended
People are getting it wrong. Some are calling for the arrest of Nuhu Ribadu. It is wrong! What if he didn't take the money to the Central Bank and he saved it in his private account? The main person that should be arrested is Sen. Andy Uba who collected the money from the main source. As for me, the money should be used to strengthen the EFCC since it was mean to cover up a corrupt case against James Ibori.
Chibuike Achigbu, AKA Akashia
Chibuike Achigbu, AKA Akashia of Nkwerre just wants to rubbish himself. Knowing his antecedents as a guy man, why would he dabble into this? Is he not aware of what happened to maurice Ibekwe, Okwelle Holdings when he aligned with Na'Abba to fight against OBJ? Akasha, you just dey call for kirikiri if EFCC decides to investigate your past oo!!
Andy Uba, a natural crook
I've been following this man, Andy Uba and his activities, and I have come to conclude that Andy Uba must have some ingrained genes of crookedness that make him to think like a crook all the time. Starting from his academic background that has many question marks to his political career, one would see the manifestations of these ingrained genes of crookedness; he can never think in a noble way, no, never. I'm surprised how he found the trust of OBJ. In some societies people like Andy Uba would be barred from having children to avoid the transfer of these terrible genes to his children. The people of Anambra would better serve themselves well if they strove to bar him from becoming their governor; Anambra would be doomed should he become one. He is only using the senatorial post as a stepping stone to governorship. So, watch out, people of Anambra!
Andy Ubah and whatever is the
Andy Ubah and whatever is the name of his cohort should be investigated not by EFCC but other agency [ICPC,etc]on the money they claimed to give Lomorde, the current EFCC boss!
Where is the money? And what happened to it! This $15m money is definitely from Ibori!
Andy Uba again !!?
A small time scam artist will always reamin one, Uba's pedegree is that and he will always remain so. Lets not forget how he with the help of his father Obasanjo (yes father) held Anambra state ransome for close to eight years, leaving it underdeveloped
Anambra people
make una shine una eyes
everything comes down to PDP
everything comes down to PDP every money stolen by any individual or gorvenment officer still comes back as money for PDP campign it all boils down to the fact that this people are responsible for Nigerians problems are all members of PDP, this is also the one percent of Nigeria that have been eating the wealth of Nigeria we hope this people one day would not passing corruption into law as been legal hemmmm GEJ! GEJ! GEJ! howmany times did i call your name, do something.
Ibori's $15m
Regrettably nothing will get done, because it's a cycle. All those in PDP up to the Presidency have one record of corruption or the other,& no one dares call the other to question. What beats me is how people like Andy Uba got cleared by the SSS to contest into our Senate despite hhis stinking record. Now, who says our NASS is not invested by criminals? Senators, I guess Andy Uba is one member of whom you are proud?
I still want to believe this
I still want to believe this claim for the so-called Ibori bribe money is all a joke. I know Uba is capable of an infamy being a product of obj's school of crime and impunity, but this one stretches reason to the limit. What else shall we not be made to tolerate from pdp in this country? Shame!
The Leopard and his spots!
The equally criminal lawyers who encouraged and represented them on this facade of an enterprise should be sanctioned by the NBA. As for Uba and friend, once a thief always a thief, senate or no senate!
This is the problem with a Country with an inadequate law.
In a sane Society with an up to date law, the Federal Government will have simply confisticated the money under the "proceed of crime laws". All these fools parading themselves as claimant too would have been charged with Money laundering, tax evasions etc by now. But Nigeria will be fooling themselves that they want to fight crime & corruption without introducing robust Laws that will empower the Law enforcement agencies, Judiciary & the Prisions. It is a long known fact & also confirmed here that hardened criminals are the ones saddled with Law making tasks in Nigeria. Nigeria is simply a country not taken serious outside of Nigeria. Until there's a violent change to wipe out these current class of Politician, nothing will change for good in Nigeria.
buhari na him thief am
ver $400 billion of the nation’s oil revenue has either been stolen or misappropriated since Nigeria gained independence in 1960.This was disclosed by the former Vice President for Africa of the World Bank, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, while presenting a paper titled: ‘Corruption, National Development, The Bar and The Judiciary’, at the ongoing 52nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja.
Ezekwesili stated that while oil accounted for about 90 per cent of the value of Nigeria’s exports, over 80 per cent of that money ended up in the hands of one per cent of the population.This, she stressed, is why the fight against corruption and demand for good governance must go beyond the actions or efforts of the government, if Nigeria was determined to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets set in 2000 or would fail in spite of its natural and human resources.
Andy Uba is an "IMPORTANT MAN"!
I dare say once again that this Uba man is getting closer to prison term. Over the years, he has risen from a domestic affairs supervisor post to an "honorable" one despite all his past political antics and criminal escapades!
Despite his bounty from our corrupt political system, one would have thought that he would spend the next few years quietly laundering his 'image' instead of 'dollars'!
His USA trip with OBJ, $170,000 was smuggled into NYC aboard Presidential plane and $45,000 to pay farm equipment for Otta farms. http://saharareporters.com/news-page/what-did-obj-and-uba-bring-usa-pres...
Then on a level equivalent to a 'pick pocket' per PDP CORRUPTION SCALE, its no surprise the extent of his boldness and amount involved now!
Today's Google search on 'Andy Uba and corruption' has risen to 133,000!
Each day and Uba's further exposure brings him closer to that "National service" he truly deserves! cONVERSELY, this is Nigeria and he is an "important man"!
Its only $15 million kolanut.
If Ribadu rejects $15 million kolanut at Andy's house, It is only fair that Andy should get his kola back. Who among you could prove the money is from Delta State treasury or even from Ibori. For all I know it's Andy's money in Andy's house and it not a bribe. Please give back the money to my man Andy.
BUHARI RETREATS AFTER BEING CALLED A THIEF BY IBB
Babangida, while reacting to the blame heaped on him and others for “killing” the nation’s oil sector and the attendant negative consequences on the welfare of Nigerians, had through his aide, Kassim Afegbua, said: “On General Buhari, it is not in IBB’s tradition to take up issues with his colleague former presidents. But for the purpose of record, we are conversant with Buhari’s so-called holier-than-thou attitude.“He is a one-time Minister of Petroleum and we have good records of his tenure as minister. Secondly, he also presided over the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) which records we also have.“We challenge him to come out with clean hands in those portfolios he headed. Or, we will help him to expose his ‘records of performance during those periods.’ Those who live in glass houses do not throw stones. General Buhari should be properly guided,” Babangida had said. Unquote- may be it was penned by a baboon with a human brain
andy uba & ribadu should be arrested and prosecuted -
@SAINT, while not holding brief for PDP, its a well know fact that ACN is filled with left-overs from PDP. Murderers, and certificate forgers like tinubu and co-thieves such as the speaker of the state house of assembly -among other-at least the PDP has embarked upon an in-house cleaning exercise-let us see what comes out of the saintly ACN-those who reside in glass houses dont throw stone-andy uba and ribadu should be arrested and prosecuted
Mr Achigbu, a well known
Mr Achigbu, a well known fraudster from Nkwere,Imo State lived in Festac in the early 90's and owned a small Gas Company somewhere in Kirikiri area of Lagos.Nigeria is being ruled by fraudsters and 419ners,Andy and Achigbu are bird of same feather.I implore EFCC to investigate Mr Achigbu and more will be out about his antecedents.
Andy Ubah will one day regret all he did to Nigeria as a nation.I know him very well and he will never go free.Sahara Reporters, I will contact you with deatails of all I know about Andy and Mr Achigbu very soon.I rest my case and thank you for all your great efforts.
incredible
Na wa o, Anyway if u want electric fence, remote gate or cctv in abuja, call 08160388990
Anambra State Should Ostrasize / Recall Andy Uba
Anambra people, do you need more revelations on Andy Ubah? What an expose! He is already gunning to be rigged into the Anambra governorship stool in 2014. Those who have been singing praises of him should be unmasked for what they are - 419ers and demons waiting to devour Anambra State! Anambra people open your eyes! Thread God's way and reject satan and his plunderers! It's time to recall the idiot from the dishonourable house and have him ostrasized by Uga people and Anambra at large!

