Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late Head of State, General Sani
Abacha, has accused the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Dan Etete,
of shortchanging him on the board of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited.
Abacha, who testified before the House Ad hoc Committee investigating the
sale of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, claimed that he owned 50 per cent
shares of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Pecos Energy owned 20 per cent, while
Etete had 30 per cent at the inception of the organization. Abacha alleged that
Etete connived with some officials of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to
alter the shares of Malabu and ended up giving him (Etete) 100 per cent
ownership of the company. He also alleged that the original file of Malabu,
which was registered on April 24, 1998 with N20 million share capital ‘got
missing in the commission and a temporary file was opened in May 2000.
In a bid to further press his claim, Abacha said he instituted a civil
action in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/59/2010 and FHC/ABJ/CS/51/10 against Malabu Oil
and Gas Limited, other directors and the CAC.
He alleged that his suit was however frustrated due to the disappearance of
the case file from the court.
He also alleged that between 2009 and 2011, Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Company
(SNUD), Nigeria Agip Exploration Ltd (NAE) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and
Production Limited (SNEPCO) entered into negotiation for the acquisition of OPL
245 being an asset of Malabu Oil and Gas and same was acquired through Etete
for a consideration of USD 1.3 billion without recourse to the rightful owners
being the complainant.
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