The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja on Monday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to conduct a thorough criminal investigation against Andy Uba and Chibuike Achigbu over allegations surrounding the $15 million Ibori bribe.
The order was made based on a direct criminal complaint filed in the court by Festus Keyamo against Misters Uba and Achigbu accusing them of conspiracy, abetment and bribery in respect of the $15 million Ibori bribe.
Mr Achigbu had filed an application before a Federal High Court in Abuja claiming the ownership of the $15 million USD allegedly received from a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori.
He had submitted that he gave the money to Mr Uba, a former aide to the then president, Olusegun Obasanjo, for the purpose of financing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2007 general election.
He said that Mr Uba advised him to deliver the fund to him (Uba) for onward transmission to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) being the agency of the Federal Government sufficiently equipped to give a clean bill of legitimacy to the fund before it could be donated to PDP.
Chief Magistrate Okagu ordered the Inspector-General of Police to report back to the court with his findings on the 26 September, 2012.
Mr Keyamo has already written to the Inspector-General of Police forwarding the Certified True Copy of the court order for his attention and necessary action.
