Abuja, May 4, 2025 – Mele Kyari, the immediate former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has refuted media reports of his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He refuted the reports via a post on his X handle on Saturday night.
Kyari said the reports were calculated attempts to discredit him, adding that he was willing to answer to any lawful inquiry on his tenure in the NNPCL.
He said he was currently taking a well-deserved rest after the dissolution of the board and management of the NNPCL.
“Over the past few days and in particular in the past two hours, I have been inundated with calls from concerned family and friends over claims by an online newspaper that I was in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
“This is clear mischief and a calculated attempt by the newspaper and its sponsors to achieve a desired outcome, which only them know.
“I must emphasize that I served with the fear of God knowing fully well as a Muslim that if I do not account before man, I will account before Allah.
“The resort to disinformation does not serve anyone’s purpose, the NNPCL or the country in general, as it has the potential to send the wrong signals to investors and the international community,” Kyari said.
