Tinubu’s Bullion Vans: EFCC to begin probe

APC national leader, Asiwaju Bolaji Tinubu 

Group of activists on Friday submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, demanding an immediate investigation into the appearance of bullion vans at the residence of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The activists who signed the petition were the convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, Ariyo - Dare Atoye of the Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution; and Adebayo Raphael of the Free Nigeria Movement.



The activists who visited the EFCC head office on Friday morning, addressed the petition to the EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, and titled it, ‘Petition to investigate the source of money conveyed in bullion vans to the home of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of 2019 presidential election.’

However, while Adeyanju was addressing journalists by the road leading to the EFCC office, armed security details attached to the Commission threatened the activists and journalists, ordering Adeyanju to halt the address. Punch reports




Turning to the security personnel, Adeyanju said, “You will not do the right thing. You will come and be harassing ordinary citizens.

“Why would you tell me to leave this place? The harassment is too much. This is a public institution.”

Speaking to journalists on the petition, however, Adeyanju said, “Remember, a few days ago, the EFCC challenged Nigerians that the reason they cannot investigate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the election eve bullion vans sighted at his residence was because there was no petition to that effect.


“Some of us have already taken up the challenge which is exactly the reason we are here and, basically, I believe that, as citizens of our country, we must always ensure that the right thing is done at all times.

“You can see that, even as we are addressing the Press, members of the EFCC are harassing us, instead of going to Bourdillon to go and do this work.”

The petition noted that Section 7 (1) (b) of the EFCC Establishment Act 2004 gives the Commission the power to investigate properties of any person that appears to the commission that the person’s lifestyle and extent of the properties are not justified by his source of income.



It added, “To the best of our knowledge, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a private citizen who ordinarily should not be seen with a convoy of bullion vans.

“The questions begging for answers are: What are bullion vans doing in the house of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

Who owns the content, believing to be cash in the bullion vans that were seen entering the house of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of Nigerian presidential elections?


“Has the commission , based on its core mandates, investigated the source of the Bullion Vans? Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s house, now a bank where Bullion Vans now take money to?”

The activists called on the commission to, as a matter of urgency, “swing into action” and begin an investigation into the appearance of the bullion vans.

EFCC had requested for petitions on politicians displaying "wealth that can't be justified".



The commission posted on its social media that it is empowered by the law to investigate anyone suspected of having illicit funds.

The commission said this while responding to Segun Awosanya, an activist popularly known as segalink, who asked the commission to conduct an investigation into a bullion van that allegedly brought a large tranche of cash into the APC chieftain's Lagos home on the eve of the 2019 presidential election.


The commission wrote, “Kindly forward your petitions to Info@EFCCNigeria.org or visit any of our zonal offices or head office to submit a copy of your petition,” the EFCC said.