Arik?efcc?

[dejidip]

GUYS JUST CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THIS STORY,iS IT TRUE OR RUMOUR?Nigerian Tribune,

EFCC storms Arik Airline

Shola Adekola, Lagos - 30.09.2009

'Security operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, stormed the premises of Arik Air, for an unknown mission.

According to eyewitness men from the anti- graft agency stormed the airline premises, cordoned off the entire compound, and held everybody present there to ransom.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that more than 60 securitymen, comprising a mixture of men from the EFCC and mobile policemen, arrived the area at 11 am and left at 4pm after searching to get incriminating documents for an undisclosed financial crime.

Sources, however, disclosed that they came to effect the arrest of the chairman of the airline, Chief Joseph Arumemi Johnson, who was not around when the operatives stormed the airline.

Following their inability to arrest the airline chairman, the security operatives were said to have whisked away a senior pilot of the airline'.

I sincerely hope this is not a fall out of you know what?Those in glass houses should not throw stones a'la GAT:=:=

[TonyWilliams]

Doesn't sound good.

[SalesConsult]

Beginning of the end for Arik? Not really in Nigeria. Arik will be there as long as this government remains in power. They are birds of the same feather.

It curious that the EFCC with support of state security agencies could not ascertain that the Chairman was not on the premises at the time of their visit. Their 'storming' has satisfied the public that EFCC is working. The next news will be that the Chairman has left Nigeria for somewhere in Europe probably the UK. Then that is the end of the matter.

It is also possible that he was indeed in the office and arrest could not be effected because someone from the Presidency has vetoed it, or even someone has been bribed. Mmm I smell something fishy:sad:

[TonyWilliams]

EFCC arrests Arik Air?s chief pilot (http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/5465442-147/story.csp)

EFCC arrests Arik Air’s chief pilot

By Okechukwu Nnodim

September 30, 2009 12:52AMT

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, visited Arik Air’s headquarters in Lagos, halted administrative activities, and arrested the airline’s chief pilot, Victor Egonu.
According to the airline, the EFCC’s visit was on the grounds that the airline is irregular in its tax payments.
The media representative for Arik, Banji Ola, confirmed the arrest. “The anti-graft agency personnel have since left, but have taken away our chief pilot, Captain Victor Egonu,” he said.
He further disclosed that the carrier’s normal operations were affected.
An effort to get the EFCC spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, to comment on the incident was not successful, as his phone was busy at press time.
Arik Air has been in the news lately for its decision to protest the handover of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited.
The airline accused Bi-Courtney of wanting to impose a monopoly on the sector, saying the matter was being challenged in court, and all parties were expected to stay action until it was resolved, threatening to halt its services if the federal government failed to reverse the planned handover.
Employees of various aviation unions took to the streets in protest, and the senate aviation committee moved to suspend the action. However, the terminal was handed over by the aviation at about 6.30pm on Saturday, September 19.
Bi-Courtney, on its part, insists that its concession agreement with the federal government gives it rights over all domestic flights in Lagos. “Exclusivity is a feature of any concession contract and not private monopoly. Exclusivity is one of the safeguard to ensure returns for the concessionaire,” it said.
Upon the handover, Arik’s acting managing director, Chris Ndulue, backtracked on the original threat to halt operations, saying the airline had a duty of care to its passengers.

[DA-10mm]

why is this surpising?

[elpilotofrances]

Chief pilot have been released yesterday afternoon ....

[seper]

usual fire brigade approach,whats Victors business in all this?

is this bi-courtney related?though i doubt it