Jibrin denies UK bank account

The former chairman of the House of Representatives committee on appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has denied owning or maintaining any account with the ING Bank in the United Kingdom.

The Anti-Corruption Unit, an NGO, had Sunday released documents claiming that Jibrin operated an account with the said bank.

Jibrin however said in a statement yesterday that there was no iota of truth in the documents, maintaining that he never opened any account with the ING Bank in UK.

Jibrin, who threatened to report the alleged sponsors of negative campaigns against him to the EFCC, added: “It is curious that all the allegations (on me) are made by faceless or shadow organizations, no member of the House has signed any allegation on me”.

Meanwhile, the National Youth Council of Nigeria said yesterday that Jibrin owns the foreign account and a company.

It said in a statement by Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere: “We want to state that we stand by the allegation as we have obtained incontrovertible facts that indeed Jibrin owns and operates the said account with ING Bank in Channels Island, United Kingdom.

“His allegation that we were induced to reveal the truth about his foreign account is a figment of his imagination that doesn’t warrant a reply.”