The
whistle-blower, who helped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission recover
the $43m, N23.2m and £27,800 (N13bn) from an Ikoyi apartment on April 12, 2017,
has finally been paid his commission.
It
was also learnt that the whistle-blower travelled out of the country less than
24 hours after receiving part of the N421m reward.
The
whistle-blower’s lawyer, Mr. Yakubu Galadima, confirmed the development to our
correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday.
He
praised the government for finally honouring its agreement after eight months.
Galadima
also joked that his client did not run mad after receiving the money as
predicted by some government officials.
He,
however, said his client had not been paid in full, adding that the Federal
Government had promised to pay him the balance next year.
The
lawyer said, “My client confirmed to me that he had received a credit alert
from the Federal Government. He travelled out of the country this morning
(Wednesday morning).
“He
has been paid the first instalment but there were many tax deductions. Yes, we
are happy. I will give you more details later but I can confirm now that he has
received some money.
“As
you can see, my client did not run mad as predicted by Prof. Itse Sagay.”
Galadima
said the Federal Government’s decision to pay his client was an evidence that
his client was the real whistle-blower out of the others that had been laying
claim to the money.
- Punch
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