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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Mele Kyari, former group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, over alleged financial misappropriation.
Sources said investigators are questioning Kyari about funds allocated for the maintenance of Nigeria’s three state-owned refineries during his leadership of the corporation.
“It’s been an ongoing investigation. We invited him, and he came. He is still with the EFCC,” an insider confirmed.
The probe follows last month’s order by the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to Kyari over suspected fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling after the EFCC filed an ex-parte motion.
President Bola Tinubu dismissed Kyari on April 2, citing the need to improve operational efficiency, restore investor confidence, and reposition the NNPC as a commercially viable entity. Tinubu appointed Bayo Ojulari as the new GCEO and named Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman, replacing Pius Akinyelure.
The case against Kyari comes as part of a wider anti-corruption drive in the oil sector. On June 24, the EFCC arrested Umar Isa, former chief financial officer of NNPC, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries.
