{"id":105186,"date":"2023-12-24T19:56:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ex-sgf-boss-mustapha-denies-looting-6-3m-from-cbn-vault"},"modified":"2023-12-24T22:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T21:30:29","slug":"ex-sgf-boss-mustapha-denies-looting-6-3m-from-cbn-vault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/ex-sgf-boss-mustapha-denies-looting-6-3m-from-cbn-vault","title":{"rendered":"Ex-SGF Boss Mustapha denies looting $6.3m from CBN vault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, has denied a report alleging his involvement in the illegal withdrawal of $6.3 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, a special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu uncovered the alleged theft, which supposedly occurred on February 8, 2023 \u2014 weeks before the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The report also alleged that Mustapha, alongside the embattled former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, ordered the removal of the cash under the guise of funding foreign election observer missions.<\/p>\n<p>The investigator\u2019s report claimed CCTV footage captured how the money was moved out of the CBN.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mustapha, in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday, emphatically refuted the accusations, calling them \u201coutrageous and unsubstantiated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He described the allegation as a \u201cmalicious fabrication\u201d and an \u201corchestrated\u201d attempt to assassinate his character and besmirch my reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-SGF added that he lacked knowledge of the purported \u201cPresidential Directive\u201d cited in the report as justification for the withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that he was never involved in discussions or transactions related to any payments for foreign election observers.<\/p>\n<p>Mustapha quizzed the timing of the allegation, pointing to its publication during the \u201csensitive pre-Christmas period\u201d as an indication that it was a deliberate attempt to exploit public sentiment and sow seeds of doubt.<\/p>\n<p>The former SGF called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the matter, urging the authorities to \u201cprobe the source of the fabricated documents\u201d and expose those behind the \u201csmear\u201d campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He equally appealed to the public and the media to exercise critical thinking and not succumb to misinformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, has denied a report alleging his involvement in the illegal withdrawal of $6.3 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. 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