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GOWON BREAKS SILENCE ON UK PARLIAMENT'S CLAIMS HE 'STOLE HALF OF CENTRAL BANK
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Gowon breaks silence on UK Parliament's claims he 'stole half of Central Bank'
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Nov 26
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Former Nigeria head of state, Yakubu Gowon, has denied allegations that he took to the United Kingdom "half of the Central Bnak of Nigeria".
A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, made the claims during a debate on the Lekki tollgate shootings of protesters.
Tugendhat remarked that "we know that today, even now, in this great city of ours, there are, sadly, some people who have taken from the Nigerian people and hidden their ill-gotten gains here." He said Gowon was one of them. According to him, Gowon took half of the CBN to the UK.
However, in an interview with the BBC, Gowon described the allegations as "rubbish".
He said: "What the MP said is rubbish. I don't know where he got that rubbish from. I served Nigeria diligently and my records are there for all to see.
"I did not want to speak on this issue because people that know me know that what the MP said is not true."
Gowon was Nigeria's Head of State from 1966 to 1975.
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Amotekun Arrest Two As Ekiti Abductors Reduce Demand To N10m
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THE Ekiti kidnappers have reduced the ransom for a victim abducted since Christmas day from the N 100 m demanded initially to N 10 m.
The kidnappers, at about 6 pm on Christmas day , waylaid the car conveying two cousins ; Happiness and Oluwaseun , along Isan – Iludun Road and abducted the duo.
But the prompt intervention of the police , Amotekun Corps and hunters resulted in the release of one that Friday evening, leaving the other with the bandits.
A family source said on the phone on Sunday , “ We got a call from the kidnappers asking us to pay N 100 m for us to see our brother , but we begged them saying we didn’t have that amount .
“ We saw their call again this ( Sunday ) afternoon ; after series of pleading , they reduced it now to N 10 m . But we are confused as to where to get such money .â€
However, the Corps Commander , Ekiti State Security Network Agency , Amotekun , Brig . Gen . Joe Komolafe , who said his men had since Friday been combing the forest to secure the release of the remaining victim and as well apprehend the bandits , said he was not aware of ransom being demanded.
Komolafe said, “ Since Friday when the incident occurred, my personnel have been in the bush and I can tell you that we are making progress with the arrest of the two persons in the forest .â€
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