{"id":163759,"date":"2025-05-22T23:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anti-mele-kyari-protest-hits-saudi-embassy-in-abuja"},"modified":"2025-05-23T00:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:18:48","slug":"anti-mele-kyari-protest-hits-saudi-embassy-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/anti-mele-kyari-protest-hits-saudi-embassy-in-abuja","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Mele Kyari protest hits Saudi Embassy in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A large crowd of protesters under the banner of the Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria stormed the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja on Thursday, demanding that former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, be denied entry into the Kingdom over alleged corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, numbering over 1,000 and comprising lawyers, doctors, engineers, artisans, and other professionals, called for an immediate visa ban and deportation of Kyari, whom they described as seeking refuge in Saudi Arabia to evade corruption investigations in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the forum\u2019s Convener, Barrister Sambari Benjamin, and Organizing Secretary, Comrade John Ndubuokwu, the group submitted a strongly worded petition to embassy officials. Addressing journalists outside the Saudi mission in Abuja\u2019s Maitama district, Barr. Sambari warned that Kyari\u2019s alleged attempt to flee the country was a calculated effort to escape accountability.<\/p>\n<p>According to the group, both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have launched preliminary investigations into Kyari\u2019s financial dealings during his tenure at NNPCL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of these developments,\u201d Sambari said, \u201cwe are compelled to act, knowing that Mr. Kyari considers Saudi Arabia as a safe haven beyond the reach of Nigerian and international law. This must not be allowed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The forum\u2019s petition, addressed to the Saudi Ambassador, read in part: \u201cWe, the Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria, write to Your Excellency and the esteemed custodians of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, not only as patriotic citizens but as defenders of Nigeria\u2019s moral and economic integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respectfully seek your intervention in preventing Mallam Mele Kyari from entering or seeking asylum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group accused Kyari of orchestrating \u201cclandestine moves\u201d to flee Nigeria amid \u201cmounting public outrage and compelling evidence of economic sabotage and institutional betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaudi Arabia, as a respected leader in the Muslim world, must reaffirm its strong stance against corruption and economic crimes by distancing itself from figures like Mele Kyari,\u201d the group emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A large crowd of protesters under the banner of the Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria stormed the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja on Thursday, demanding that former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, be denied entry into the Kingdom over alleged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":163758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30,28,2660],"tags":[347,1202,254],"class_list":["post-163759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","category-to-homepage","tag-abuja","tag-mele-kyari","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anti-Mele Kyari protest hits Saudi Embassy in Abuja - 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