– George Uboh has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS)
– Uboh allegedly attempted to blackmail the federal government into awarding him a multi-billion job to recover over N1.9 trillion
– He had been convicted of wire fraud in the United States in 1992 and sent to jail
Dr. George Uboh
George Uboh, who allegedly attempted to blackmail the federal government into awarding him a multi-billion job to locate over N1.9 trillion in Nigerian banks hidden unlawfully by powerful political and financial interests has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS).
According to Vanguard, Uboh was arrested on Tuesday, June 7, after operatives had raided his office and homes in Maitama in Abuja in search of sensitive documents relating to the short-lived recovery contract job he was handed by the Federal Government.
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Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), gave Uboh the job of recovering the huge sum of money, after he had convinced the AGF that he had already sighted and tracked down the money in 13 banks.
On realising that Uboh had violated the terms of his brief, the AGF summarily terminated the contract, saying that the job was given to Uboh in error. The withdrawal, according to Malami followed new information that Uboh had been jailed by a court in the United States and recently in Abuja for fraud-related issues.
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See his arrest documents below:
DSS arrest sheet of George Uboh
Photo credit: Sahara Reporters
DSS arrest sheet of George Uboh
Photo credit: Sahara Reporters
He would likely be charged to court by the DSS for sundry criminal offences relating to the expansion of his brief to extort money from Nigerians.
Uboh who is the managing director of Panic Alert Security System (PASS) spoke on how the AGF together with the banking sector mafia had frustrated his efforts so to help Nigeria trace some funds.
