US Gave Buhari List With Names Of Oil Thieves - Source

A breaking report contains that President
Muhammadu Buhari was given the specific
names of oil thieves in the course of his
recent visit to the US.
A member of Buhari’s entourage was said to
have disclosed this information on Tuesday,
July 28, to The Punch. The source added
that when the Nigerian leader saw the list
provided by the US, he could not believe his
eyes.
“I can tell you that the President already has
the list of names of the people engaging in
the stealing of Nigeria’s oil. The list, when
released by the president, will shock
Nigerians. But let’s wait and see first.”
Another source from the presidency
confirmed the information noting, however,
that Buhari “has been keeping the list to
himself”.
It was also obtained that there was one list
with the names of high-rank Nigerian
officials involved in corruption schemes and
the other list with the names of illegal
bunkerers. Apart from the government
officials, the “oil list” allegedly contains the
names of the retired and serving military
chiefs.

Based on the report referring to the source
disclosures, some ministers were stealing up
to 250,000 barrels of Nigeria’s crude daily.
The person from Buhari’s team said
Nigeria’s number 1 politician was already
considering the idea of setting up a panel to
try the guilty officials.
“The president will probe all of them and
make sure they return whatever fortune they
had made from their thievery.”
It should be recalled that Edo state Governor
Adams Oshiomhole claimed that one of
Goodluck Jonathan’s ministers had stolen
$6billion . The information was reportedly
provided by the American side in the course
of Buhari’s visit. This caused
serious argument among Nigerians . Many
came down on Oshiomhole saying that he is
one of those with itchy fingers. The others,
outraged by the revelation, urged the acting
government to immediately find and
prosecute the minister accused of massive
stealing.
In a recent development the All Progressives
Congress disclosed the official position of
the party regarding corrupt officials of the
immediate past administration:
“Some people have insinuated that the
Buhari administration should ignore the
massive looting of our patrimony and move
on. We say no responsible government can
afford to do that, because it will amount to
endorsing corruption and impunity.”
President Buhari on several occasions
reiterated his commitment to fighting public
funds embezzlement. This was also the case
in the US where the Nigerian leader has
recently met with his American counterpart
Barack Obama.