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Two
children of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
Bala Mohammed, have allegedly stashed funds running into billions of
naira in Unity Bank, UBA and another offshore account in Dubai. The duo
is notorious for harassing and obtaining contracts from Directors in the
FCT using fronts and phony companies. Checks have revealed a disturbing
trend that may ultimately expose the level of corruption within the
Federal Capital Administration led by Alhaji Bala Mohammed.
Shamushdeen
and Ibrahim, the first and second sons of the Minister, barely 28
years, have depicted how corrupt the minister himself is.
Contrary
to what the minister preaches about transparency in governance, the
children have been a major source of irritation to residents of
the territory, and a mirror of the minister’s inner personality in terms
of living beyond their means.
Killing an Innocent Teenager
To
know the children better, a recap would do. Not too long
ago, Shamushdeen Bala Mohammed, the first son of the minister, in a hit
and run manner, crushed to death an innocent 22-year-old Mark Musa to
death along Shehu Musa Yar’adua Expressway, opposite National Health
Insurance Scheme headquarters. He has been a sponsor of the illegal car
racing competitions in the territory. The matter was covered up by the
minister using the FCT Police Command while the parents of the victim
was threatened to take a paltry sum of money given them as compensation
or get locked up secretly. The parents of
the late teenager had no option but to swallow the bitter pills.
Presentation of Car Gift to Girlfriend
The
same Shamshudeen recently presented a car (Mercedes S Class) gift to
a girlfriend, daughter of a director in the federal civil service
(names withheld). The 17-year old girl’s father was so outraged that he
ordered the car returned to the owner.
Illegal Car Racing in FCT
The
Federal Capital city has no provision for car racing. Recently,
the Minister placed a ban on car racing following injuries and bashings
of motorists inflicted on residents. The minister may have acted
ignorantly or showed inability to rein in his children, and ordered the
ban on car racing. His second son, Ibrahim, is the chief sponsor of the
illegal car
racing
that have so far killed many people. This dangerous game
continues every night in some parts of the city center. The ban failed
because at a point spectators of the game violently confronted both the
police and the Federal Road Safety Commission. Police often fired
teargas to disperse spectators around Area 10 Parade Ground on Sundays.
Network of Crime
The
two minister’s children run a huge network of friends who are
involved in several shady deals: land scammers, contractors who pay huge
sums into their bank accounts leaving our investigators wondering
whether the minister himself is not part all the game. Directors in the
ministry do not fail to carry out orders, usually requests for funds
transfer, land allocation in choice places from this duo.
Our
investigations have been able to establish some bank accounts run
by these boys. Some have their names and different photographs while
others have their photographs and different names.
There
are also other accounts held by their network of collaborators
in Nigerian banks and other offshore accounts details of which
our investigations revealed.
The Bank Accounts
Further investigations showed that two accounts with two Nigerian banks;
Unity Bank and UBA, and an offshore contain a princely N35 billion. Ten
Billion Naira was located in Unity Bank and UBA while an equivalent of N15
billion is stashed in the offshore account in Dubai.
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