The names of the major players involved in the high profile Halliburton Scandal have been made public. Six men involved in the scandal who have faced interrogation includes a former head of state, general Abdusalami Abubakar. Others are expectedly former individuals who headed the NNPC at various times in the past and they include Chife Gaius Obaseki, Chief Dan Etete, Don Etiebet and Funso Kopolokun. The sixth person who was also interrogated was Alhaji Umaro Shinkafi a former director general of Nigeria Security organisation.
Out of the six people interrogated, only Gaius-Obaseki and Etete were detained after interrogation. The police is supposedly collaborating with the US, the UK and some Asian countries who might have supplied them with the necessary information required to nail the culprits.
If this process is completed and the the culprits brought to book, I think it will be a good step in the right direction assuming this is not just window dressing after all Ibori walks into the Aso Rock at will without harassment.
If they are successfully prosecuted, then it might make us believe that Uncle Musa would have been serious about fighting corruption if not for the manner in which he came into governance that has been hounding him.
No one is above the law. The earlier we know this, the better for us.
Before I forget, tell Okiro that he should not forget the minor players also. The minor players are as important as the major players in any corruption scheme.
It is even possible that some major players will be excluded as minor because some money has exchanged hands. So we wouldn't mind the full list of those indicted Mr IG. Nigerians, abi no be so?
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