Group Commences Fresh Legal Battle Against NNPCL CFO, Dapo Segun in Kaduna Over Refinery Repairs
The Arewa community development group, Youth movement and president of Arewa consultative youth movement have taken legal action against Dapo Segun, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NNPC Limited who was fformerNNPCL EVP downstream, praying for his sack, arrest, prosecution over role in the failure of the refinery rehabilitation and OVH NNPCL Retail acquisition deal.
This is just as some youths from 19 northern states have asked President Bola Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services(DSS), to stop shielding Segun, and harassing northerners over refinery rehabilitation and OVH and bring segun who presided over the project as vice president of downstream to face the law.
The Arewa Youths in the court papers filed before the Federal High Court Kaduna by Ahmed Yusuf, Esq applied for the issuance of an Order of Mandamus to inter-alia cause the EFCC to probe, arrest and prosecute the NNPCL CFO while he resigns.
The suit no FHC/KD/CS/101/2025 has Arewa Consultative Youth Movement President, Arewa community for empowerment and development as complainants with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Dapo Segun, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as first and second respondents
The exparte motion sighted by journalists is praying the court to make: “(i) A DECLARATION that the failure by the 1st Respondent to investigate the fraudulent conduct or role of the 2nd Respondent, as then Executive Vice President Downstream and now Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in connection with the acquisition of the OVH Energy by the NNPCL and the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries, amounts to a gross violation of its Statutory duties.
“(ii) AN ORDER compelling the 1st Respondent to within 7 days from the service of the Order of this Court on it, commence a thorough and dispassionate investigation of the fraudulent conduct or role of the 2nd Respondent, as then Executive Vice President Downstream and now Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in connection with the acquisition of the OVH Energy by the NNPCL and rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries and to publish the Report of its investigation to the public within 14 days of its conclusion.
“(iii) AN ORDER that where the Report of the 1st Respondent’s investigation discloses commission of any offence, the 1st Respondent shall FORTWITH arrest and prosecute the 2nd Respondent (Dapo Segun) for the economic and financials offences relating to the acquisition of OVH Energy by the NNPCL and rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.
“AN INTERIM ORDER OF COURT directing the 2nd Respondent (Dapo Segun) to forthwith step aside as the Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and refrain from holding himself out as the Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and desist from the performance of any duty pertaining thereto, tampering with or altering any documents or records, material to the investigation into his conduct and/or role in the acquisition of the of OVH Energy by the NNPCL and rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries, pending the hearing and determination of the Substantive Motion on Notice for Judicial Review.
“AN ORDER OF COURT granting Leave to the Applicants to serve the Substantive Motion on Notice for Judicial Review and any other process(es) in this Suit upon the 2nd Respondent by delivering same to the Legal Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited at its head office at Central Business District, Abuja.
“AN ORDER OF COURT abridging the time within which the Respondents shall respond to and/or file their respective defences or counter affidavit (if any) to the Substantive Motion on Notice for Judicial Review to a period of 4 working days from the date of service.5. AND FOR SUCH FURTHER OR OTHER ORDERS as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.”
