ALLAFRICA

Lagos — It will be recalled that only last week, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri had stated that the commission will get to the end of the matter and those indicted would be brought to face the full weight of the law.

However, Daily Champion gathered that those likely to face trial are, Bodunde Adeyanju, Mallam Lawal Batagarawa, Chief Dan Etete, Mr. Gaius Obaseki, Alhaji Abdukadir Abacha; Air Vice Marshal A. D. Bello, Ibrahim Aliyu and Gidado Bakare of Intercellular.

Several Nigerians including former ministers of petroleum, former GMD's of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a former Inspector General of Police, and the boss of defunct National Security Organization (NSO) among others were invited and quizzed when their names were mentioned in connection with the sharing of the bribe money.

Names of those to be prosecuted were arrived at following alleged confessions in some cases and incontrovertible evidence including signatures showing that certain amounts in millions of dollars were collected as their own share from Mr. Tessler.

Sources close to the panel further disclosed that investigations which narrowed down the persons above have been concluded for long but that action could not be taken against them because the office of the former Attorney General and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa did everything to frustrate the work of the panel.

Regarding the involvement of former heads of state in the sharing of the bribe money, sources said it was discovered that some of the persons mentioned above including Ibrahim Aliyu and Gidado Bakare, were used as fronts to collect the share of a former military head of state.

It will be recalled also that the United States (US) disclosed that there was no need for the activities of panel to be disrupted as it had supplied all needed documents and evidence needed to prosecute those found culpable of sharing the bribe money.