The money is alleged to be part of $115 million (N23 billion) raised by former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs .Diezani Alison-Madueke and shared among top PDP politicians for former President Goodluck Jonathan’s failed re-election campaign. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Aminu Bashir Wali said in a radio programme that he collected the money from PDP headquarters in Abuja and took it to Kano where it was shared in Shekarau’s residence.

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the EFCC, has invited the former Kano State governor for questioning over the alleged N950 million campaign funds.However, Shekarau, who spoke through his media aide, Malam Ghali Sadiq said he did not see the money in question when it was brought to his house.

Wali approached me the day he collected the money and said because of security he wanted to share the N950 million in my residence and I obliged.He brought the money to my house around 2a.m. I was in my room upstairs when they came in and I remained there up till the time they finished the sharing.Wali and some other party members shared the money according to the directives given to them. So I did not even see the money with my eyes,” he said.

Danger In the Air Alert: Breaking News on CBS
“A former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed D. Umar, is to be arraigned by the EFCC today before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over an alleged N4 billion fraud, Daily Trust gathered yesterday.The former Air Force chief has been implicated in the ongoing probe of defence spending during the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan, EFCC sources told Daily Trust.

According to the sources, Umar is being arraigned for allegedly siphoning over N4 billion from the coffers of the Nigerian Air Force while he was the service chief between 2010 and 2012. Umar is said to have used the funds to acquire properties in Kano and Abuja, which were traced to him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission “(EFCC).”

Friendly Fire (Brother) Alert: “Breaking News on NBC.
Headline: “MAN STABS BROTHER TO DEATH WHILE SLEEPING”
“A 27-year-old man, Mfom John, has stabbed his twin brother, Israel John, to death on Olorunkemi Street in the Somolu area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Mfom stabbed the victim more than 70 times in different parts of the body on Monday. Although no one could state the immediate cause of the incident, relatives and residents told our correspondent that the suspect had always threatened to kill Israel whenever they had disagreements. He was said to have carried out the threat around 6a.m. while the victim slept and a third occupant of the room, Christopher, was in the kitchen. The Akwa Ibom State, indigene reportedly stabbed his brother in the neck, head, armpit and stomach till he died.

He was said to have fled to Ogunbadejo, a neighbouring street, to report to an uncle that his brother had sustained serious injuries during a fight.
Our correspondent gathered that he followed the uncle and his wife to the house around 7am, as a team of policemen from the Pedro division, were removing the corpse.

Christopher, who was being interrogated at that moment, reportedly pointed out the culprit to the police, leading to his arrest.A neighbour, Bidemi, told PUNCH Metro that the two brothers had danced together on Sunday night after they bought a generator.He said, “The room where they stayed was formerly occupied by their elder brother, and he passed it on to his sister.

The sister, after living there for some years, passed it to them. “The two brothers were working in a restaurant owned by their brother in the Abiodun area. While Mfom cooked the food, Israel washed the plates. “On Sunday when they returned from work, they had a party to celebrate a new generator they bought. Around 6am on Monday, while Israel was sleeping, Mfom got a knife and stabbed him all over the body. At a particular spot, he stabbed him more than 15 times. There were more than 70 stab wounds on him.”

A relative, who did not identify herself, said after killing his brother, the suspect went to his uncle’s house, where she also stays, to report the incident.

She explained that Mfom was panicky, as he tried not to indict himself, adding that she thought it was their usual fight.
“We asked him what happened, he just said there was a fight in the house and his brother had been injured. As we approached the house, we saw two police vans. The policemen brought out a body that was covered with wrapper.

That was when Christopher told the police that it was Mfom who killed his brother. The police then arrested him,” she said. Christopher reportedly claimed he was roasting groundnut in the kitchen when Mfom killed his brother.

He said he never knew what happened until he went into the room and saw Israel in a pool of blood.But residents said Christopher might know more about the death because the suspect had told him he would ensure his brother did not go to work that morning.

Our correspondent, during a visit to the apartment, saw fresh blood in different parts of the room.The kitchen, where Christopher was said to be preparing the groundnut, was less than 10 feet away from the single-room apartment. A co-worker, who did not identify himself, said the two brothers had different personalities.

While he described Mfom as overbearing, he said Israel was quiet and always at the receiving end of his brother’s cruelty.The elder brother of the men, however, said the duo had been a thorn in his flesh.
To be continued.
Bashorun J.K. Randle is a former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and former Chairman of KPMG Nigeria and Africa Region. He is currently the Chairman, JK Randle Professional Services. He can be reached via [email protected]