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Court remands former NNPC boss, Andrew Yakubu, in Kuje prison


The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Former Managing Director of NNPC, Andrew Yakubu in Kuje prison pending the hearing of his bail application on March 21st.

The former NNPC boss is being investigated for corruption after $9.6 million and £72,000 was found inside a fireproof safe at his home in Kaduna state on February 10th.

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