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| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
At a press conference in Abuja, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's Co-ordinating Minister for the
Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi on Monday 17th December, 2012 confirmed
that the indicted oil marketers being verified for fraudulent claims
were behind the abduction of her 83 year old mother, Kamene Okonjo, who was denied access to wtaer and food by her abductors.
The grateful minister said the
abductors consistently told Kamene that the reason for her kidnap was
that her daughter, Okonjo-Iweala refused to pay oil subsidy claims to
oil marketers and because of the Subsidy Re-investment Programme
(SURE-P).
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| Mammud Tukur and Mamman Ali, two of those arraigned by EFCC for Oil Subsidy scams |
She thanked the security agencies for
doing a good job by being quite professional and enthusiastic in the
discharge of their duties, and she hoped they would complete the job
which they started so well.
In her words, she said:
“The outpouring of love from all
over the country has been simply overwhelming. Friends, neighbours,
colleagues, acquaintances, offered help and encouragement in a myriad of
ways; even total strangers mobilised prayer groups for the safe return
of my mother. We pray that God will reward their selflessness
abundantly.”
But when questioned further Ngozi said:
”I can’t give all the details because we don’t want
to compromise on-going investigations.
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