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Ikoyi whistle-blower receives N421m, travels abroad
The whistleblower that led to the recovery of $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800 from Flat 7B, Osborne Towers Ikoyi, Lagos is said to have travelled abroad less than 24 hours after he was paid N421 million as part reward for his information.
Following the information by the unknown whistleblower, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on April 12, 2017, recovered the cash in the apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Counsel to the whistle-blower, Mr. Yakubu Galadima, who disclosed this in a telephone chart with newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, expressed satisfaction that the Federal Government was able to start commencement of paying the reward.
On when full payment will be made to his client, Galadima said that the Federal Government promised to do that by next year. He did not specify exactly when.
According to the lawyer, his client confirmed reception of the money to him before eventually traveling out of the country Wednesday morning.
Galadima, who promised to furnish newsmen with more details on the matter, added that there were many tax deductions to the first installment of the reward for whistle-blowing, which the Federal Government paid to his client.
READ ALSO: WHISTLE-BLOWING: 3 persons drag Nigerian Government to court over 5% of N13bn Ikoyi loot
The chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, had once claimed that the reason the Federal Government was yet to make the payment was because it does not want the whistle-blower to run mad after receiving the payment.
The payment came as the Federal Government has been dragged to the Federal High Court in Abuja by three persons claiming to be the authentic whistle-blowers that gave information leading to the recovery of the loot.
The plaintiffs, Abdulmumin Musa, Mr. Stephen Sunday and Mr. Bala Usman, are praying the court not to allow the Federal Government pay five per cent of the recovered loot to persons other than themselves.
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