January 04, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in Lagos.
While details of the incident are sketchy, THEWILL gathered that the raid may not be unconnected to an investigation into forex allocations to companies during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
A Dangote employee, who confirmed the raid, said the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating to the allocation of foreign exchange to the group in the last ten years.
“They scrutinised the documents provided by officials of the Group for hours, carting some of them away,” the source said.
THEWILL further gathered that the EFCC had written to 52 companies, instructing them to supply documents supporting the allocation and utilisation of foreign currencies to them in the last ten years.
The development may not be unconnected to an allegation by the Special Investigator (Jim Osayande Obazee) of preferential forex allocations to individuals and organisations by the apex bank under Emefiele.
Spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the presence of the anti-graft operative.
“I can confirm that our men are there, but I can’t comment on the reason for their presence there,” Oyewale said.
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