The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked widespread speculation suggesting that its operatives abducted or pressured the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, into resigning from his position.
This clarification follows a petition reportedly submitted to the EFCC against Ojulari, which has sparked intense public interest and media scrutiny. The anti-graft agency confirmed it had received a formal petition but insisted that there was no truth to claims that Ojulari was detained or forced to resign.
The EFCC, in a statement issued over the weekend, described the reports of coercion as “completely false,” emphasizing that no such operation was carried out by its personnel against the NNPCL boss.
Allegations of abduction first surfaced in a report published by The People's Gazette, which claimed that Ojulari was allegedly picked up by operatives of the EFCC and Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday, August 1, and compelled to sign a resignation letter. However, the report relied solely on unnamed sources and provided no official confirmation.
In a swift rebuttal, the Presidency, through Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, also stated that Mr. Ojulari remains the substantive Group CEO of NNPCL. He urged the public to disregard any reports suggesting otherwise, describing them as unfounded and misleading.
“The position of Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL has not changed. There is no resignation, no removal. The reports making the rounds are speculative and without basis,” Onanuga affirmed.
As of press time, neither Mr. Ojulari nor NNPCL has issued a personal statement addressing the rumors, but multiple official sources maintain that he remains in office and has not been subjected to any form of coercion.
The public is advised to rely on verified information from credible sources, as institutions like NNPCL remain critical to Nigeria’s energy and economic stability.
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