Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has lodged a fresh corruption petition against former chief executive of the Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The petition filed through his counsel, Dr O J Onoja SAN, marks a tactical shift from the earlier submission to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, which has now been formally withdrawn.
In the petition, Dangote urged the EFCC to probe what he described as mounting concerns over abuse of office and questionable financial enrichment by the former regulator.
He pledged to provide documents and testimonies to support the allegations.
The commission is the appropriate body empowered to investigate and prosecute corruption cases, the petition declared, stressing that offenders are swiftly punished once a prima facie case is established.
Onoja called on the EFCC helmsman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, to take decisive action and ensure that Ahmed is arraigned if found culpable.
He added that swift handling of the case would serve as a deterrent to public officers inclined to misuse their positions.
Dangote restated his commitment to transparency in the downstream oil and gas industry, saying the growing public interest in the matter required urgent attention from anti graft agencies.
The controversy dates back to December 14, 2025, when Dangote raised the alarm over the lifestyle of the former NMDPRA chief. He accused Ahmed of living far above his legitimate earnings, citing the cost of educating his children abroad.
According to Dangote, four of Ahmeds children attended elite secondary schools in Switzerland, with tuition, travel and upkeep estimated at two hundred thousand dollars per child every year.
The children were named as Faisal at Montreux School, Farouk Junior at Aiglon College, Ashraf at Institut Le Rosey and Farhana at La Garenne International School.
Dangote claimed the total expenditure on secondary schooling alone ran into about five million dollars, with a further two million dollars allegedly spent on tertiary studies, including a Harvard MBA for Faisal in 2025.
Nigerians deserve to know the source of these funds, he maintained, especially at a time when many families cannot afford modest school fees at home.
He called for a full scale probe to restore public confidence in oversight agencies and ensure accountability within the petroleum regulatory space.
