JUST IN: Ex-NNPC Boss Mele Kyari Quizzed by EFCC Over $7.2bn Refinery Probe

ABUJA — Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Wednesday appeared before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.

Kyari, who arrived at the commission’s headquarters around 2:15 p.m., was invited to answer questions bordering on financial and technical matters linked to his tenure as head of the state-owned oil company.

His appearance comes amid the EFCC’s ongoing investigation into the controversial $7.2 billion earmarked for refineries’ turnaround maintenance — a probe that has placed Kyari under the commission’s watch list.

Adding to his woes, the Federal High Court in Abuja recently ordered a temporary freeze of four bank accounts allegedly linked to him, following fraud allegations tied to the case.

The development marks another major twist in the anti-graft agency’s scrutiny of Nigeria’s oil sector and its former top executives.