Officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
(NIMASA) and armed forces personnel attached to the Global West Vessel
Specialist Limited (GWVSL) Friday quizzed a former Minister of Interior,
Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho over allegation that his company received
stolen petroleum products in its depot.
The officials, who came with a bus-load of armed soldiers, swarm the
corporate head office of Integrated Oil and Gas Limited owned by the
former minister at No. 19C Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos.
The soldiers who arrived as the former minister was about to brief
journalists on the issue at about 12 noon, disrupted the briefing and
also prevented journalists, workers and other visitors from leaving or
entering the premises.
The siege lasted over an hour before the former minister was taken away
to NIMASA office by the security personnel. He was afterwards
reportedly driven to the office of the State Security Services at
Shangisha, also in Lagos, for further interrogation.
But a group, Kings of Igbo Nation, has called on President Goodluck
Jonathan to order a full investigation into the issue, describing the
allegation as a ploy aimed at destroying the reputation of the former
minister.
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