The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of shielding Kingsley Kuku, former Presidential Adviser on Amnesty Programme to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is alleged to have stolen billions of Naira while superintending the amnesty programme.
Kuku, who is currently at large, is being investigated by the DDS over his alleged involvement in pipeline sabotage and sponsorship of the Niger Delta Avengers.
Apparently referring to EFCC, the DSS, posited that “an agency saddled with an investigative authority is rather creating a platform for criminal fugitives,” adding that it is “facilitating the concealment of the looted several billions of naira belonging to the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme.”
A top official of the DSS, who spoke on condition of annonimity alleged further that the EFCC is in “criminal connivance” with Kingsley Kuku, but vowed to bring the “fugitive” back to face justice.
Speaking further on the ongoing investigation of Kingsley Kuku, in relation to pipeline sabotage, the official says:
“Our concern is that we need to avoid window dressing in the course of our duty. We also need to be painstaking in order not to erode the confidence of the people we claim to serve. It is sad to note that, in the course of our investigation, we discovered that an agency which is also saddled with an investigative authority is rather creating a platform for criminal fugitives.
“We discovered, in particular, a fugitive who is widely known to have looted our commonwealth still has the audacity to use the machinery of that particular agency to harass and hunt adversaries who are aware of his loot and heinous crimes.
“From our findings, we discovered that the agency in reference is now in criminal connivance with fugitive Kingsley KUKU, former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on the Federal Government Amnesty Programme on the Niger Delta.
“Sadly enough, the agency in question which claims to be investigating the fraud is ironically directly and brazenly facilitating the concealment of the looted several billions of naira belonging to the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme.
“It is rather disturbing that Kingsley KUKU, a fugitive, who is believed to be funding some illegal raids like the one carried out on the residence of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chibudom NWUCHE, is planning to assume the behind-the-scene leadership of the unified South-South arms struggle to gain relevance in the present government, aimed at avoiding possible searchlight on the atrocities committed during his tenure as Special Adviser for the Amnesty Programme.
“KUKU who is currently on self exile is also one of the sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers and the large scale sabotage against the oil pipelines across the Niger Delta (2015 – 2017). Yet this particular agency is working hand in gloves with KUKU, shielding him from the wrath of the law but I’m certain this is an issue that will not be swept under the carpet.”
