Throwback(2021/10/07/): PANDORA PAPERS: Tinubu, Oyetola Exposed In UK Mansion Fraud

INSIDEMAINLAND – It was a meeting of two of Nigeria’s most influential politicians in London – President Muhammadu Buhari was visiting political kingmaker and senior member of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

In July, the presidency announced that Mr. Buhari was heading to London for an education summit. The office also added that the president would also see his doctors for “medical check-ups”.

Coincidentally, Mr. Tinubu, who had traveled to London earlier, was also receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the British capital. So, a perfect setting for both men to meet was created.

Media handlers of the two men later flooded social media with photos of both men having what seemed like a jovial conversation in a London house. Another photo of both men standing, with their face masks drawn underneath their chins, was also shared.

“President Muhammadu Buhari this evening in London, the United Kingdom, visited Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,”Bashir Ahmad, one of Mr Buhari’s media aides, captioned the photos on Facebook on August 12.

Certainly, it was not the first time both men were meeting, and photos of their encounter were released to the public. However, on this occasion, the release of their photographs angered many Nigerians.

Many called out the two politicians for releasing photos of themselves on medical tourism while doctors in public hospitals in the country were on strike.

But what most Nigerians did not know was that the property at which the duo met was linked to one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country since Mr Buhari became president in 2015.

A PREMIUM TIMES investigation has now revealed that the mansion where Mr Tinubu welcomed President Buhari is not only embroiled in a multi-billion fraud scandal, the Buhari government had actually secured a freezing order on the property from a Federal High Court before the previous owner, who is now an international fugitive, sold it at a huge discount to an offshore company owned by the governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, a known proxy and a relative of Mr Tinubu.

This revelation emerged as part of the ongoing global Pandora Papers reporting project, led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and in which PREMIUM TIMES is a key participant.

The project involved 600 journalists from 150 news organisations around the world sorting and analysing a trove of almost 12 million confidential files, tracking down and interviewing sources, and adding context using public records and documents.

The leaked files were retrieved from some offshore services firms around the world that set up shell companies and other offshore entities for clients, many of them influential politicians, businesspersons, and criminals seeking to conceal their financial dealings.

The Mansion at 32 Grove End Road, London

The property, which is situated at 32 Grove End Road, in the wealthy Westminster neighbourhood of London, has become a sort of mecca to associates of Mr Tinubu, and politicians of the ruling APC, after the former Lagos governor started staying there for what appears to be recuperation.

Apart from Mr Buhari, other politicians who have visited Mr Tinubu at the expanse 6,975 sq ft property are the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; a former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun; Mr Amosun’s successor, Dapo Abiodun; the governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi; the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu; members of the Lagos State House of Assembly; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; a contingent from Kano State led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje; top fuji musician; Wasiu Ayinde, among other dignitaries.

The 32 Grove End Road villa exudes stunning opulence. According to an advert brochure of the property released by popular United Kingdom real estate company, Savills, the estate is made up of two buildings – a five-bedroom property with a formal reception, a study, a master bedroom with an en suite dressing room, bathroom, and a cinema suite with a balcony overlooking the rear garden. Two of the other four bedrooms in the property are en suite.

The second building on the estate is a self-contained two-bedroom flat which is built above the property’s double-length garage. The property comes with a gym, two guest cloakrooms, a carriage driveway that can park up to eight cars, and front and rear gardens, and an electric gate.

Bought from a fugitive at a £8 million discount

Documents obtained from the UK property register revealed that in July 2013, the property with title number 340992, was bought for £11.95 million by Zavlil Holdings Ltd, a shell company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, a notorious tax haven. Further documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that Zavlil Holdings Limited is owned by Kolawole Aluko, an international fugitive wanted by law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and the United States for money laundering.

Kola Aluko and his associate, Jide Omokore, were indicted in the U.S. and Nigeria for multi-million-dollar fraud and money laundering violations allegedly in collusion with a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/insidemainland.com/2021/10/07/pandora-papers-tinubu-oyetola-exposed-in-uk-mansion-fraud/amp/

This was over a year ago, one of the accused lost his reelection

The other accused Is running for the presidential seat of Nigeria

And For those that is always calling Peter Obi, Pandora, your candidate axz was also busted in the Pandora papers scandal

Nlfpmod Mynd44 OAM4J

Front page worthy.

iSense247:
Nlfpmod Mynd44 OAM4J

Front page worthy.

they will never

Moreover it's an old news

The duty of youths all over the world is to challenge and revolt against government corruption by any necessary means... In order to secure a brighter future for themselves.

But sadly, here in my country, the said Youths are the ones shamelessly screaming BATified all over the social media.

In a real country, as in.. In an actual working country. no party, I repeat no party... would allow this man run for any public office under their flag.

I mean, How can only one man be tagged in uncountable corruption scandals, drug trafficking, assassination of a political rival, toll gate tragedy, money laundering, just to name few. And yet? Some People are still rallying up for him regardless? people with actual working brain?

And you are wondering why 100% of all black dominated nations in the world are underdeveloped and poor? This is why.

Op skipped Peter Obi to cover-up his foolishness!

Why didn’t he mention the loot pipeline Peter used to funnel funds from Anambra state treasury to safe havens!

Or how can you son and daughter suddenly become richer than you in just 8 years? Oh! They were mining diamonds in South Africa!

In just 8 years, funneled money in family members name and started claiming he has no billions in his account! Peter should tell us how his children became richer than him!

Y’all should relax! The bone breakers will come close to election and y’all be mute for next 8 years!

Felabrity:
they will never

Moreover it's an old news

What makes the biased write-up worthy of front page?

Did the OP mention how Peter bought back shares from the beer parlour he invested Anambra state funds?

For 8 years! Anambra was receiving billion every month through FG allocation, Did Op query where funds went to?

And same gibberish will be repeated that he saved money! Yobe state Governor also saved money in same tenure with Obi and did more concrete and visible infrastructure in Yobe!

We saw the bridges, Airport and private partnership Obiano did in 8 years! Ask what Obi did in 8 years and they start oinking about him saving money!

The story is even funny.

Kola Aluko owner the home which was bough by Oyetola.

Then Tinubu slept in the home making him a criminal.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Op skipped Peter Obi to cover-up his foolishness!

Why didn’t he mention the loot pipeline Peter used to funnel funds from Anambra state treasury to safe havens!

Or how can you son and daughter suddenly become richer than you in just 8 years? Oh! They were mining diamonds in South Africa!

In just 8 years, funneled money in family members name and started claiming he has no billions in his account! Peter should tell us how his children became richer than him!

Y’all should relax! The bone breakers will come close to election and y’all be mute for next 8 years!

See as spit dey comot for your mouth as U dey hyperventilate. Where was Peter Obi mentioned in this report? Why don't you create your own thread and "expose" Peter Obi and his family?

Nbote:


See as spit dey comot for your mouth as U dey hyperventilate. Where was Peter Obi mentioned in this report? Why don't you create your own thread and "expose" Peter Obi and his family?

Create a thread about Peter? ; D

You are very funny!

Devote my precious and irredeemable time to create a topic about Peter? Rather create a topic about the health benefits of snail meat.

You lots attach too much importance to Peter!

I knew this a long time age but that of Obi was more pronounced in the media because of Lagos-Ibadan media propaganda.


It is the height of hypocrisy for anyone to point accusing finger to Obi on the Pandora saga while leaving Tinubu and Oyetola out because the later were both fingered in the leak.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Op skipped Peter Obi to cover-up his foolishness!

Why didn’t he mention the loot pipeline Peter used to funnel funds from Anambra state treasury to safe havens!

Or how can you son and daughter suddenly become richer than you in just 8 years? Oh! They were mining diamonds in South Africa!

In just 8 years, funneled money in family members name and started claiming he has no billions in his account! Peter should tell us how his children became richer than him!

Y’all should relax! The bone breakers will come close to election and y’all be mute for next 8 years!

many are màd..

Praxis758:
I knew this a long time age but that of Obi was more pronounced in the media because of Lagos-Ibadan media propaganda.


It is the height of hypocrisy for anyone to point accusing finger to Obi on the Pandora saga while leaving Tinubu and Oyetola out because the later were both fingered in the leak.

that was why I posted it, to remind the urchins that their candidate Tinubu was also exposed

CoronaVirusRelo:
Op skipped Peter Obi to cover-up his foolishness!

Why didn’t he mention the loot pipeline Peter used to funnel funds from Anambra state treasury to safe havens!

Or how can you son and daughter suddenly become richer than you in just 8 years? Oh! They were mining diamonds in South Africa!

In just 8 years, funneled money in family members name and started claiming he has no billions in his account! Peter should tell us how his children became richer than him!

Y’all should relax! The bone breakers will come close to election and y’all be mute for next 8 years!

Obi has told you that if you can prove him corrupt or, he will drop his presidential ambition. Can any other politician say the same?

Will corruption end?

Urchins oya come and defend ur drug lord master

Dreal1247:


Obi has told you that if you can prove him corrupt or, he will drop his presidential ambition. Can any other politician say the same?

Pandora report has already stated all that needs to be proven!

Everyone in the world knows the class of people who stash money in safe havens!

Only thieves, drug barons and oligarchs do such! You will never find them bank in USA, UK, China or Switzerland! It’s always where their funds cannot be investigated nor repatriated.

So what needs to be proven again!