Dangote Files Fresh Corruption Petition Against Embattled Ex-NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed at EFCC

Dangote has filed fresh corruption petition against embattled Ex-NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed at EFCC.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has filed a fresh corruption petition against Farouk Ahmed, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

The move comes days after Dangote withdrew the same petition from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in what his legal team described as a strategic step to speed up prosecution.

 

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In the petition, signed by O.J. Onoja, SAN, Dangote urged the EFCC to investigate allegations of abuse of office and corrupt enrichment against Ahmed and to prosecute him if a prima facie case is established.

 

Onoja said the EFCC, working with other law-enforcement agencies, is well positioned to prosecute financial crimes and corruption, citing recent court decisions that affirm the judiciary’s willingness to punish offenders once wrongdoing is proven.

 

He further called on the EFCC, under the leadership of Olanipekun Olukoyede, to urgently probe the allegations and ensure that justice is served.

 

“The commission’s firm resolve in handling this matter with dispatch is not only imperative but will also serve as a deterrent to other public officers with corrupt tendencies,” the petition stated.

 

Dangote had earlier, on December 14, 2025, accused Ahmed of living far beyond his legitimate earnings as a public official, raising concerns over the integrity of regulatory oversight in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector.

 

According to Dangote, four of Ahmed’s children attended elite private schools in Switzerland for six years each, at costs running into several millions of dollars. The schools listed include Montreux School, Aiglon College, Institut Le Rosey, and La Garenne International School.

 

He estimated that tuition, travel and upkeep for each child cost about $200,000 annually, amounting to roughly $5 million for their secondary education. Dangote also alleged that about $2 million was spent on their tertiary education, including $210,000 for one child’s 2025 Harvard MBA programme.

 

“Nigerians deserve to know the source of these funds, especially when many parents in Mr. Ahmed’s home state of Sokoto struggle to pay as little as ₦10,000 in school fees,” Dangote was quoted as saying.

 

The petition calls on the EFCC to carry out a comprehensive investigation into Ahmed’s finances, saying accountability is essential to restoring public confidence in Nigeria’s regulatory institutions and the oil and gas sector.