Faroukgate: Dangote Takes Petition In opposition to Ex-NMDPRA Boss to EFCC

The Chairman of Dangote Industries Restricted (DIL), Aliko Dangote, via his authorized consultant, has filed a proper corruption petition in opposition to former Managing Director of the Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, on the headquarters of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).

This transfer follows the withdrawal of the identical petition from the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC), a strategic determination aimed toward accelerating the prosecution course of.

Within the petition signed by Lead Counsel Dr. O.J. Onoja S.A.N, Dangote urged the EFCC to research allegations of abuse of workplace and corrupt enrichment in opposition to Mr. Ahmed and prosecute him if discovered culpable.

“We make daring to state that the fee is strategically positioned together with sister companies to prosecute monetary crimes and corruption associated offences, and upon establishing a prima facie case, the courts don’t hesitate to punish offenders. See Lawan v. F.R.N (2024) 12 NWLR (Pt. 1953) 501 and Shema v. F.R.N. (2018) 9 NWLR (Pt.1624)337.”

Onoja additional urged the fee, beneath the management of Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, “…to research the grievance of Abuse of Workplace and Corruption in opposition to Engr. Farouk Ahmed and to accordingly prosecute him if discovered wanting”

The petition additionally acknowledged that: “The fee’s agency resolve in dealing with this matter with dispatch is just not solely crucial and expedient however may also function a deterrent to different public officers on the market with such corrupt proneness and tendencies”

The event reinforces Dangote’s unwavering dedication to transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s oil and gasoline sector.

It is going to be recalled that on December 14, 2025, Dangote raised issues about Mr. Ahmed’s monetary dealings, alleging that the previous regulator resides far past his reputable means. In keeping with Dangote, 4 of Mr. Ahmed’s kids attended elite secondary colleges in Switzerland, incurring prices working into a number of thousands and thousands of {dollars}—an expenditure that raises questions on potential conflicts of curiosity and the integrity of regulatory oversight within the downstream petroleum trade.

Dangote listed the colleges attended by Mr. Ahmed’s kids: Faisal Farouk (Montreux School), Farouk Jr. (Aiglon Faculty), Ashraf Farouk (Institut Le Rosey), and Farhana Farouk (La Garenne Worldwide School), noting that every youngster spent six years in these establishments. He estimated annual tuition, journey, and maintenance per youngster at $200,000, totaling roughly $5 million for his or her secondary schooling.

Moreover, Dangote alleged that Mr. Ahmed spent one other $2 million on tertiary schooling for the 4 kids, together with $210,000 for Faisal’s 2025 Harvard MBA program.

“Nigerians need to know the supply of those funds, particularly when many mother and father in Mr. Ahmed’s dwelling state of Sokoto battle to pay as little as ₦10,000 in class charges,” Dangote acknowledged.

The petition requires a complete investigation to make sure accountability and restore public confidence in Nigeria’s regulatory establishments.