Former NNPC MD, Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Yayi, others distance themselves from $43.45m Cash Seized By

Top political office holders and the former Managing Director of NNPC Retail Business have denounced the claims of being the owner of the $43.45m huge cash ever seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from Ikoyi Apartment, Lagos State.

All the three persons speculated as possible owners have all denounced the claims.

Esther Nnamdi- Ogbue, the former managing director of NNPC retail business said the money was not hers.

Senator Yayi Adeola, who represents Lagos West, has also distanced himself from the cash.

Both Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and the National Intelligence Agency have also denied reports linking them with the money.

The latest denial came from the former governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu.

Mu’azu built the gigantic house, 13 Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recovered $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 at an apartment.

By Shola Ayowale