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EIGHTY PERSONS, foreigners and Nigerians, the living and the dead, among them four former Heads of State and two of their wives, as well as former Governors and Ministers – indeed the top echelons of the country’s political and military establishments, including technocrats – have been indicted by the United States law enforcement officials over the N27 billion Halliburton bribery scandal.


Among the foreigners are Jack Chagoury, Gilbert Chagoury, and T.W. Oerlemans, an Australian; but they are rather small fish compared with indicted former Nigerian Heads of State Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, Ernest Shonekan, and Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Maryam, the late wife of Babangida; Mariam, the wife of the late Abacha, and his son, the late Ibrahim, are included; likewise Mike Akhigbe, the second in command in the Abdulsalami junta; former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu; and former military Governors of Rivers State, Anthony Ukpo and Samuel Ewang.

Also among the dead are Abdulkadir Ahmed, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor; and renowned economist, Pius Okigbo, who headed the probe panel on the Gulf Crude Oil Excess sales set up by the CBN in 1994.

But among those alive are former Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, and newly re-appointed National Security Adviser, Aliyu Gusau. (See full list).

According to the report of the investigators, the 80 persons received part of the N27 billion bribe facilitated by foreign contractors for Halliburton to get the contract to build the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, Africa’s first, in Bonny, Rivers State..

The scandal dates back to 1994 when some foreign companies put up bids for the construction of the plant that was to cost $6 billion.

To win the contract, a joint venture company, named TSKJ, was set up – comprising equal holdings between some companies, Technip (French), Sanmprogetti (Italian), KBR (U.S.), and part of the Halliburton group and Japanese engineering and construction company, JGC.

The investigators said the consortium bribed political leaders and top government functionaries through Tri-Star Investment Limited and Marubeni Inc.

They also recruited British lawyer, Jeffery Tesler, to co-ordinate the affairs of Tri-Star, as well as Wojciech Chodan, an American, to co-ordinate the affairs of Marubeni.

TSKJ mandated Tri-Star to solely take charge of bribing Nigerian officials at senior level, Marubeni was restricted to bribing junior level officials.

Tesler disclosed in a court deposition that TSKJ mandated both companies to bribe the officials.

As part of the investigation, the Swiss Justice Department followed the steps of the Police Judiciare of France, which in 2003, started an investigation that revealed fraudulent Halliburton payments to Tesler.

In the U.S., KBR and Halliburton have admitted to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by engaging in a decade-long bribing scheme to secure contracts in Nigeria.

Both agreed to pay a combined fine of $579 million to settle criminal and civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice.

Those Indicted

  1. Ibrahim Babangida
  2. Maryam Babangida
  3. Ernest Shonekan
  4. Abubakar Abdulsalami
  5. M. D. Yusufu
  6. T.W. Oerlemans
  7. Pius Okigbo
  8. Aminu Saleh
  9. Don Etiebet
  10. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
  11. Edmund Daukoru
  12. Victoria Ihonde
  13. Toyin Olakunrin
  14. Gilbert Temisan Grant
  15. Gabriel Abolade Soyoye
  16. Patrick Dele-Cole
  17. E. Ihetu
  18. Onya (NNPC personnel)
  19. Sani Abacha
  20. Joshua Dogonyaro
  21. John Shagaya
  22. U. J. Itsueli
  23. Ombu Isokariari
  24. G.O. Ejiga
  25. Babagana Kingibe
  26. Hakeem Bello-Osagie
  27. J.O. Maduka
  28. Sena Anthony
  29. Dalhatu A. Bayero
  30. Ogenyi (NNPC official)
  31. I. Dapchi
  32. M.A. Olorunfemi
  33. Wilfred C. Eze
  34. Umar Baba
  35. Orji Kalu
  36. Jeremiah Useni
  37. Abba Gana
  38. Ibrahim Abacha
  39. Oladipo Diya
  40. Chamberlain O. Oyibo
  41. Judith Attah
  42. Abdulkadir Ahmed
  43. Anthony Ani
  44. O.O. Okwara
  45. Philip Asiodu
  46. Endo (Marubeni Nigeria)
  47. Hamman Tukur
  48. S.J. Ollerearnshaw
  49. Dan Etete
  50. B. Soyode
  51. Akin Ogunleye
  52. Tom Ikimi
  53. Gidado Idris
  54. Sola Alabi
  55. Ismaila Gwarzo
  56. Mariam Abacha
  57. Halilu Akilu
  58. Abdullahi Mohammed
  59. Hamza El-Mustapha
  60. Ibrahim Aliyu
  61. Edmund Ayoola
  62. Anthony Ukpo
  63. Samuel Ewang
  64. Ismaila Usman
  65. Tunde Soleye
  66. Christ Akerele
  67. Umaru Shinkafi
  68. Philip Chukwu
  69. Bunu Sherrif Musa
  70. Rilwan Lukman
  71. Aret Adams
  72. Mike Akhigbe
  73. Faruk Iya
  74. Hassan Adamu
  75. Prince Nzekwe
  76. Gen. Adeyosun
  77. Jasper Jumbo
  78. Jack Chagoury
  79. Gilbert Chagoury
  80. Mohammed Atiku
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