Reason125
Dismissed
Olubukola Abubakar Saraki
Two-term Governor of Kwara State (2003-2011); 8th President of the Senate (2015-2019). Subject of the high-profile Code of Conduct Tribunal asset-declaration case (2015-2018) — discharged and acquitted by the Supreme Court in July 2018. The EFCC opened investigations into a separate Kwara-treasury diversion allegation (N12B alleged 2005–2009) that have not produced charges. The 2002-2006 Société Générale Bank of Nigeria failure (his family-controlled bank) led to depositor losses and CBN-led litigation; Saraki has denied wrongdoing. Saraki's name also appears in the 2016 Panama Papers and 2017 Paradise Papers leak series (see `panama_papers`); per this archive's policy that disclosure is contextual, not in itself an allegation of corruption. Status: dismissed (CCT case discharged). Multiple subsequent investigation files are publicly documented but no further charges to date.
Sources
- SOURCE-01Supreme Court of Nigeria ruling (July 2018)
- Supreme Court of Nigeria ruling (July 2018)supremecourt.gov.ng/
- SOURCE-02Premium Times Nigeria — Saraki coverage
- Premium Times Nigeria — Saraki coveragewww.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/tag/bukola-saraki
- SOURCE-03BBC News Africa — CCT trial coverage
- BBC News Africa — CCT trial coveragewww.bbc.com/news/world-africa
- SOURCE-04The ICIR — Supreme Court clears Saraki of false asset declaration charges (June 2018)
- The ICIR — Supreme Court clears Saraki of false asset declaration charges (June 2018)www.icirnigeria.org/supreme-court-clears-saraki-of-false-asset-declaration-charges/
- SOURCE-05Vanguard — IN NUMBERS: Saraki in the eyes of the court (May 2019)
- Vanguard — IN NUMBERS: Saraki in the eyes of the court (May 2019)www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/in-numbers-saraki-in-the-eyes-of-the-court/
- SOURCE-06SaharaReporters — Police Documents Reveal How Nigeria's Senate President Saraki Started As A Petty Thief At His Father's Bank In 1990 (June 2015)
- SaharaReporters — Police Documents Reveal How Nigeria's Senate President Saraki Started As A Petty Thief At His Father's Bank In 1990 (June 2015)saharareporters.com/2015/06/30/police-documents-reveal-how-nigeria%E2%80%99s-senate-president-saraki-started-petty-thief-his
- SOURCE-07SaharaReporters — How Saraki, others Looted Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria — Over N1b Looted (July 2008)
- SaharaReporters — How Saraki, others Looted Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria — Over N1b Looted (July 2008)saharareporters.com/2008/07/06/how-saraki-others-looted-societe-generale-bank-nigeria-%E2%80%A2-over-n1b-looted
- SOURCE-08TheCable — EFCC: How Saraki, aides laundered N3.5bn Paris Club loan refund (April 2017)
- TheCable — EFCC: How Saraki, aides laundered N3.5bn Paris Club loan refund (April 2017)www.thecable.ng/efcc-saraki-aides-laundered-n3-5bn-paris-club-loan-refund/
- SOURCE-09SaharaReporters — EFCC Probe Details How Senate President Saraki And His Aides Embezzled N3.5B From Paris Club Loan Refunds (March 2017)
- SaharaReporters — EFCC Probe Details How Senate President Saraki And His Aides Embezzled N3.5B From Paris Club Loan Refunds (March 2017)saharareporters.com/2017/03/26/efcc-probe-details-how-senate-president-saraki-and-his-aides-embezzled-n3-5b-paris-club
- SOURCE-10SaharaReporters — Nigeria's Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Arrests Bukola Saraki Over Fraud Allegations (July 31, 2021)
- SaharaReporters — Nigeria's Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Arrests Bukola Saraki Over Fraud Allegations (July 31, 2021)saharareporters.com/2021/07/31/nigeria%E2%80%99s-anti-graft-agency-efcc-arrests-bukola-saraki-over-fraud-allegations
- SOURCE-11Pulse Nigeria — EFCC accuses Saraki of diverting N12bn from Kwara treasury to offset bank loans (August 2024)
- Pulse Nigeria — EFCC accuses Saraki of diverting N12bn from Kwara treasury to offset bank loans (August 2024)www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/efcc-accuses-saraki-of-diverting-n12bn-from-kwara-treasury-to-offset-bank-loans-2024081310340852444
- SOURCE-12SaharaReporters — Saraki's aide Makanjuola, two others re-arraigned over N3.5bn fraud (March 2019)
- SaharaReporters — Saraki's aide Makanjuola, two others re-arraigned over N3.5bn fraud (March 2019)saharareporters.com/2019/03/13/efcc-rearraigns-sarakis-aide-makanjuola-two-others-over-n35bn-fraud
- SOURCE-13Vanguard — EFCC charges Saraki's aide Makanjuola, ex-bank MD Mbonu with alleged diversion of N3.5b (August 2018)
- Vanguard — EFCC charges Saraki's aide Makanjuola, ex-bank MD Mbonu with alleged diversion of N3.5b (August 2018)www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/efcc-charges-sarakis-aide-makanjuola-ex-bank-md-mbonu-with-alleged-diversion-of-n3-5b/
- SOURCE-14THISDAYLIVE — Court strikes out suit against Saraki's aides over alleged N3.5bn Paris loan scam (November 2021)
- THISDAYLIVE — Court strikes out suit against Saraki's aides over alleged N3.5bn Paris loan scam (November 2021)www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/11/30/court-strikes-out-suit-against-sarakis-aides-over-alleged-n3-5bn-paris-loan-scam/
- SOURCE-15Wikipedia — Bukola Saraki
- Wikipedia — Bukola Sarakien.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukola_Saraki
- SOURCE-16Wikipedia — Danladi Umar
- Wikipedia — Danladi Umaren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danladi_Umar
- SOURCE-17SaharaReporters — How to Rob a Family Bank – Bukola Saraki, The Billionaire Governor (June 2007)
- SaharaReporters — How to Rob a Family Bank – Bukola Saraki, The Billionaire Governor (June 2007)saharareporters.com/2007/06/26/how-rob-family-bank-bukola-sarakithe-billionaire-governor-thenews
- SOURCE-18Daily Trust — Faces And Story Behind Resurrection, Scrapping Of Heritage Bank
- Daily Trust — Faces And Story Behind Resurrection, Scrapping Of Heritage Bankdailytrust.com/faces-and-story-behind-resurrection-scrapping-of-heritage-bank/
- SOURCE-19Pulse Nigeria — List of Failed Banks in Nigeria: 7 Nigerian Banks That Shut Down Over the Years
- Pulse Nigeria — List of Failed Banks in Nigeria: 7 Nigerian Banks That Shut Down Over the Yearswww.pulse.ng/articles/lifestyle/list-of-failed-banks-in-nigeria-2025070710104529705
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