The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds and abuse of office by some former senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd.

Former chief executives of the company, Mele Kyari, Abubakar Yar’Adua and others were alleged to have misappropriated about $2.96 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries.

The development was disclosed in a letter dated 28 April and addressed to the Group Managing Director, NNPC Towers, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja.

It was gathered that the anti-graft agency is specifically investigating the disbursements of $1.56 billion for the Port Harcourt refinery, $740 million for the Kaduna refinery, and $657 million for the Warri refinery.

Those under investigation include:

1. Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua

2. Mele Kolo Kyari

3. Isiaka Abdulrazak

4. Umar Ajiyap

5. Dikko Ahmed

6. Ibrahim Onoja

7. Ademoye Adeniyi Jelili

8. Mustapha Magaji Sugungun

9. Kayode Olusegun Adetokunbo

10. Efiok Michael Akpan

11. Babatunde Bakare

12. Jimoh Olasunkanmi

13. Bello Kankaya

14. Desmond Inyama