Abuja: Isa, former Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has denied the EFCC’s claim that he was arrested on Monday over alleged fraud.
The former NNPCL CFO, in a statement on Wednesday, described his purported arrest over alleged 7.2 billion dollar fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as false.
Contrary to reports, Isa voluntarily submitted himself to the commission, and at no time was he arrested in connection with the alleged 7.2 billion dollars relating to transactions at the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries.
Isa and three others were said to have been arrested by the EFCC over alleged fraud at the nation’s oil company on Monday in Abuja.
They were said to have been arrested in connection with an alleged 7.2 billion-dollar fraud linked to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries.
“Nobody arrested me for any $7.2 billion about any refinery fraud. I voluntarily submitted myself for questioning to the EFCC, and thereafter, I went home.
“To see in the media stories of my arrest over fraud is unfortunate,” he stated.
He said that he served at NNPC Limited, and he left with his integrity intact.
“Nobody has accused me of fraud throughout my sojourn at the company. People who are pushing this false narrative of arrests and detention just want to tarnish my reputation,” he said.
Isa said he was ready to defend his reputation and years of service at the NNPCL. “I am in this country, and any day and anytime the EFCC requests me to appear before them, I will be present,” he said.