The Nigeria Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance) has explained that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited its headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos last Thursday.
There are speculations that former officials of the company who were sacked may have written petition against the company to EFCC over alleged scam.
But the Manager, Corporate Communications and Services of the company, Tayo Ajakaye who said no one was sure why the anti-corruption organisation came noted that there really was no indication that there was any serious case against the company.
In a statement released on Sunday and signed by Ajakaye said that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, July 28, visited the Head Office of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc.
“The visit, which was without incident was basically a fact-finding one as the operatives asked to see the MD/CEO, Mr. Norbert Bielderman, who was currently out of the country.
“In the absence of the MD, they asked to see the Executive Director/Company Secretary, Mrs. Folashade Ode, who was also out of the premises at the time. Unable to meet with any of the two top company officials, they then requested to see the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Bamidele Adelaja, with whom they spent some time sorting out some company documents which they were interested in.”
The statement also said the CFO confirmed that he was shown a search warrant by the EFCC officials even as he added that NAHCO was always ready to cooperate with government agencies and regulators in every way and was ready to do so in the present case.
“The visit which started around 4.00 p.m. ended a little after 7.00 p.m. when the operatives left with a few documents. The actual cause of the visit remains uncertain as the EFCC officials were tight lipped about the reason for their visit,” the statement also said.
However, Ajakaye disclosed that the company’s MD, Bielderman would return to the country tomorrow night.
