The probe into the alleged money laundering charges leveled against the former Minister of Petroleum is gathering more steam as the EFCC is closing in on more accomplices in the alleged crime.
It was gathered on Thursday, October 8, that investigators are closing in on more associates and aides of the embattled former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is screening the call logs of her business associates, friends and selected players in the oil and gas sector as part of the investigation, The Nation gathered.
It was learnt that the outcome of forensic analysis of the call logs has been described as “revealing”.
Although six companies are being investigated by the anti-graft agency, their names were not mentioned yesterday.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “We are closing in on more business associates, aides of the ex-Minister and stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. The scandal in the sector runs through a syndicate. Some of these people will need to explain one or two things.
“We may also interact with some former general managers, executive directors and group managing directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
“Preliminary investigation showed that one or two former GMDs resisted certain unsavoury developments in the oil sector when Mrs Alison-Madueke was in charge.
“In fact, there was a GMD who wanted to resign because he could not withstand the ‘looting’ in the sector.”