How Newly Appointed NDDC MD, was Arrested For Murder In 2014

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How Newly Appointed NDDC MD, was Arrested For Murder In 2014

Ogbuku was picked up on April 24 at about 7 p.m. along the Igbogene axis of the state capital, Yenagoa after attending a burial at Otuasega area of Bayelsa.

In 2014, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, was arrested for alleged murder by personnel of the Bayelsa State Police Command.

Ogbuku was picked up on April 24 at about 7 p.m. along the Igbogene axis of the state capital, Yenagoa after attending a burial at Otuasega area of Bayelsa.

He was accused of being involved in an assassination attempt on the life of Chief Timi Alaibe, where six persons were killed in Opokuma.

Ogbuku spent many months in detention until he was granted bail by a Bayelsa State High Court.

Documents seen by SaharaReporters also showed that the new NDDC boss was arraigned in 2012 before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged N19.2 billion fraud.

Timi Alaibi where six persons were killed in Opokuma, which led to his detention in prison for months.

“In 2008 Sammy Ogbuku and three (3) others were arrested by the EFCC for the diversion of five hundred million meant for the state security outfit.

“In 2014 Sammy Ogbuku and three (3) others were arrested by the EFCC for using three (3) companies (Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited and Haloween-Blue Construction and Logistics Ltd) to Siphon Nineteen Billion, Two Million naira from the Bayelsa State treasury.

“A man with these corruption charges should not be allowed to be managing director. Please use your good office to save our dying Niger Delta region.”