In connection with his petition against Alhaji Farouk Ahmed, the immediate former managing director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), businessman Aliko Dangote has been invited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) for additional information.
When the ICPC’s formal examination of the petition begins tomorrow, Dangote is anticipated to show up in person or send his attorney, Ogwu Onoja (SAN).
According to The Nation, the Commission assembled a group of skilled investigators on Friday to conduct the investigation.
Sources claim that Dangote has been ordered to provide the anti-graft body with his evidence by the ICPC.
Dangote had charged Farouk with embezzlement and corruption, claiming that he had spent millions of euros on his four children’s education at upscale Swiss schools.
By undercutting domestic refining through collusion with foreign traders and oil importers through the continuous issuing of import licenses, the businessman accused Farouk of economic sabotage.
Since then, Farouk has resigned from his position.
Despite Farouk’s resignation, the Commission stated that it will proceed with the probe.
“Everything is ready for the investigation,” our correspondent was informed yesterday by a reliable ICPC source.
In response to Dangote’s plea, the ICPC assembled a team of highly qualified investigators. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), the commission’s chairman, requested that the trusted team put a halt to a case and concentrate on Dangote’s plea. This emphasizes how significant this case is,” the source stated.
In order to adopt the petition, we have also invited Dangote or his attorney to visit on Monday. Either of them must provide pertinent records or proof to back up the petition.
“The person making the allegations must support or prove them, and our investigators must take appropriate action.”
“In accordance with our policies or mandate to do so within 48 hours, we have acknowledged receipt of the petition.”
“After formal adoption of the petition, we will isolate issues and ask Ahmed to respond to the allegations,” the person continued.
“Although we have received a ton of inquiries, I can guarantee that ICPC will treat all parties fairly.”
In response to a query, the insider went on to say: “This investigation is in the public interest and is unaffected by Ahmed’s resignation.”
It is illegal for any public official to use their position to give themselves, their family members, acquaintances, or other public officials an unfair or corrupt benefit, according to Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Act (ICPC Act 2000). Anyone convicted of such a crime faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison without the possibility of a fine.
“Those who are found to have wasted ICPC’s time and resources by filing malicious or frivolous petitions against others are subject to severe punishment under the enabling law.”
Dangote ordered that Farouk be arrested, investigated, and prosecuted for allegedly living above his means as a public servant in a petition filed on Tuesday through his attorney, Ogwu Onoja SAN.
He charged Farouk with “spending more than $7 million for his four children’s education in Switzerland without proof of legal sources of income.”
In addition to naming the kids and their schools, the paper included precise payment amounts for validation.
Dangote said that “Engr Farouk Ahmed spent a huge sum of money, exceeding $7 million of public funds, for the education of his four children in different schools in Switzerland for a period of six years upfront, without evidence of lawful means of income.”
“There is no doubt that the aforementioned facts regarding abuse of office, violation of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, corrupt enrichment, and embezzlement constitute gross acts of corrupt practices, for which ICPC is statutorily empowered under section 19 of the ICPC Act to investigate and prosecute,” Dangote continued.
A N100 billion lawsuit had previously been started as a result of the cold war between Dangote and petroleum authorities.
At the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE filed a lawsuit worth N100 billion, contesting import licenses granted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Despite domestic production capability, the refinery accused the regulator of providing licenses to import refined petroleum products.
It claimed that several provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act had been broken by the regulator’s actions.
The lawsuit, FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, was dropped by Dangote’s attorneys in July 2025.
“Any person anywhere in the world may file a complaint against any other person (corporate or non-corporate) in Nigeria if there are reasonable grounds to believe that such a person has committed or attempted to commit an offense under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Act 2000.” This is stated in the ICPC petition guidelines.
A complaint or petition is filed by sending an oral or written report to any ICPC office in Nigeria by postal mail.
●An officer of the Commission will write out and read to the complainant any complaint made verbally or by an illiterate.
● The report will include information on the complaint, including the date, time, and location of the alleged offense.
In order to help the Commission track down the individual or people who the complaint is directed at, the complainant must supply the names, addresses, phone number, email, and any other pertinent information.
●The complaint must include their complete address, phone number, email address, and any other information that would help the commission get in touch with them, if needed.
Additionally, reports can be submitted online via any of the commission’s reporting tools.
Any petition must be acknowledged by the Commission within 48 hours of its receipt.
According to ICPC spokesperson John Okor Odey, the Commission “received a formal petition from Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer on Tuesday, 16th December, 2025.” Alhaji Farouk Ahmed, the CEO of the NMDPRA, is the target of the petition. The ICPC would like to declare that the petition will be thoroughly examined.
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