“The documents we sent to the EFCC were duly signed by the staff of the bank.”
The president, however, dismissed calls for a special prosecutor as a “political manoeuvre.”
Mr Sirika was accused of conspiring to award airport contracts to his daughter and allies during his days as aviation minister in violation of federal procurement statutes.
Mr Dandare forged the signature of Mr Mada on the court cash deposit register with the intent of stealing the money.
The arraignment was earlier scheduled for Tuesday, but a new date was given due to the EFCC’s prayer to amend the charge.
“The federal government will continue to act within its laws and international norms and will not succumb to any form of blackmail from any entity, local or foreign,” Mr Idris said.
“First, this is ethically wrong, in my honest opinion. There exists a conflict of interest,” an X user, Enwagboso, said matter-of-factly.
Secondly, the Binance CEO explicitly stated that any settlement proposed by the Nigerian government must be “official, recorded in writing, and signed by all relevant parties.”
The U.S. “commended Nigeria for acceding to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in 2023 and Nigeria’s collaboration in several fora on cybercrime.”
