Society Gists

The Publisher of National Waves Magazine, Mr. Jimmy Enyeh has raised an alarm over the incessant threats to his life and that of his family from agents of the Chairman/CEO of A.A Oil Ltd, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, over an
article titled “A.A Oil boss in N650million Scam,” published in the September 2014 edition of the magazine.

Enyeh said that since the magazine hit the newsstands, he has received numerous calls from anonymous callers threatening to kill him and members of his family over the publication.

“These anonymous callers called me severally, intimidated, bullied and threatened me over the said publication. I was told to watch my back as they are after me and my family members”, he said.

Enyeh stressed that he took the threats with a pinch of salt until
recently when some unidentified young men in a black colored Toyota SUV started trailing him.

“Just recently, while driving home, I noticed a black Toyota SUV trailing me from my office. It was night and so I could not see the plate number. I decided to make a detour to somewhere else, parked, walked out of my car and entered a store. I watched them from the store for almost thirty minutes before they left.”

Enyeh recalled that before the said story was published, he wrote a letter dated 01/09/2014 to Alhaji Abubakar requesting to confirm the allegations of collecting the sum of N650million for unexecuted contracts in 2002 but up till the time of going to press on September 22, 2014, he did not
respond to the letter.
On 29th September 2014, the AA Oil boss wrote a letter to National WAVES through his lawyer demanding for proof of the published story.

National Waves told Aliyu in a reply that AA Oil allegedly collected part of the money from the office of the Head of Service.

Enyeh argued that while it the most uncivilized to threaten journalists for their work, Alhaji Aliyu should rather go to court to if he feels aggrieved and maligned by the story.

Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, an oil magnate whose investments span various economic sectors around the world and properties litter major cities of the globe was recently linked to the Malabu oil scandal.

According to Reuters, more than half of the N171.32 billion ($1.1 billion) paid to Malabu Oil and Gas for the procurement of one of Nigeria’s richest oil fields, OPL 245 by Shell and Eni was used to bribe Nigerian politicians and intermediaries who helped to secure the controversial deal. Aliyu was linked to the deal.

Aliyu had once been linked with shady deals with former Governor Diepreye Alamieyesiegha. He allegedly transferred several Billions of Naira into off shores accounts belonging to him and the former Governor, according to
sources.

For instance a source said for some of the transactions he reportedly handled on behalf of Mr. Alamieyesiegha concerning the payment of £475,724.08 from his HSBC account in London, he was rewarded with a top notch contract to build Governor’s lodge and the Deputy Governor’s Lodge in Abuja for an over invoiced unbelievable N4.8 Billion ($40 Million).

Again in 2002, pointblanknews.com learnt that Aliyu assisted Alamieyesiegha to illegally ship out of Nigeria monies stolen from public coffers amounting to £420, 000. Destination was London. The money was lodged into Aliyu’s account in Midland Bank London from where it was later transferred to Alamieyesiegha’s account in the same bank.