Kemi Adeosun

The whistle-blower who assisted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recover the $43million, ₦232million and £27,800 from a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos State on April 12, 2017 has jetted out of the country after he was paid part of his commission.

Mr. Yakubu Galadima, the lawyer to the whistle-blower while confirming the development to newsmen on Wednesday lauded the Federal Government for finally honoring its agreement after eight months of delay.

He added that his client, who left the shores of the country less than 24 hours after he was compensated, had not been fully paid, adding that the FG has however promised to offset the balance next year.

“My client confirmed to me that he had received a credit alert from the Federal Government. He travelled out of the country this morning (Wednesday). He has been paid the first installment but there were many tax deductions.

“Yes, we are happy. I will give you more details later but I can confirm now that he has received some money. As you can see, my client did not run mad as predicted by Prof. Itse Sagay.”

He added that the Federal Government’s decision to pay his client was an indication that his client was the real whistle-blower out of the several others that have been laying claim to the money.

The ₦13billion total cash haul discovered from the Osborne Towers in Ikoyi which was said to be part of the $289,202,382 the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) received from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2015, led to the suspension and eventual dismissal of the Director-General of the NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke.