Sun International disclosed that four of its
employees, three of whom are South Africans are being detained by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
They were arrested by the anti-graft commission last Thursday and have been in detention since then without being formally charged, Daily Sun reports.
The International Relations Department has declined to comment on the detentions at this stage.
However
, the organisation’s Michael Farr said: “We are concentrating all our efforts into what is of immediate concern to us and that is our employees who are looking to enter a fifth night in prison without being charged for any wrongdoing.”
There are speculations their arrest may not be unconnected with labour action and an unrelated dispute involving shareholders who own a stake in an entity called tourist company Nigeria.
In 2006, Sun International purchased 49.3 percent of the Nigerian Stock Exchange listed Company Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc (TCN), making it the largest single shareholder.
Over recent years, Sun International has been drawn into a long standing family dispute between its fellow shareholders, the Ibru family.
A number of Nigerians have been arrested lately by the EFCC over corruption charges. The chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu recently met with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. He told Soyinka that funds looted by Nigerian politicians during the government of Goodluck Jonathan were enough to fund three years of the country’s budget.
They were arrested by the anti-graft commission last Thursday and have been in detention since then without being formally charged, Daily Sun reports.
The International Relations Department has declined to comment on the detentions at this stage.
However
, the organisation’s Michael Farr said: “We are concentrating all our efforts into what is of immediate concern to us and that is our employees who are looking to enter a fifth night in prison without being charged for any wrongdoing.”
There are speculations their arrest may not be unconnected with labour action and an unrelated dispute involving shareholders who own a stake in an entity called tourist company Nigeria.
In 2006, Sun International purchased 49.3 percent of the Nigerian Stock Exchange listed Company Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc (TCN), making it the largest single shareholder.
Over recent years, Sun International has been drawn into a long standing family dispute between its fellow shareholders, the Ibru family.
A number of Nigerians have been arrested lately by the EFCC over corruption charges. The chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu recently met with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. He told Soyinka that funds looted by Nigerian politicians during the government of Goodluck Jonathan were enough to fund three years of the country’s budget.
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