Celebrated On-Air-Personality and
Beat FM’s bulldozer, Olisa Adibua sure have an axe to grind with his erstwhile
business partner and cousin, Obi Asika of Storm 360 fame. For the second time
in less than a year, the well fed entertainment guru has again dragged Obi
Asika before an anti graft agency, the Economic & Financial Crimes
Commission for embezzlement.
The rift between the duo who used to
be best of pals and cousins has taken a new twist as both parties seem to be
ready to fight with their last blood, following their business gone sour story,
this much National Enquirer can confidently reveal.
Dependable sources close to them
have exclusively divulged to National Enquirer that the ex buddies and joint
owners of Storm Group who fell apart when Obi Asika, sometimes around 2012 pushed
Olisa, a director and share holder out of the business, have dragged each other
to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
According to one of our grapevines,
the case which is presently undergoing serious investigation at the CTGI
department, was instituted by the radio personality, and he’s asking the
Commission to investigate the many frauds which ran into hundreds of millions,
that was allegedly committed by his erstwhile business partner, Mr. Asika, his
driver Sunday Adebayo and personal assistant, Patrick Ojuoyen.
Meanwhile the petition which read ’’Request
for Investigation of Fraudulent Activities in Storm 360 Limited’’ we
authoritatively squealed is the second that was filed against Mr. Asika by
Olisa in the last twenty months.
The request was first addressed to
the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit SFU, Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos on
the 4th of May 2012. It asked the Force to investigate the
disappearance of N50,152, 483, Fifty Million, One Hundred and Fifty Two
Thousand, Eighty Three Naira and USD 496,596, Four Hundred and Ninety Six
Thousand, Five Hundred and Ninety Six US Dollars from Storm 360 account where
Obi Asika acts as the CEO and signatory.
Olisa Adibua, we reliably gathered
got more than he bargained for upon submission of the petition as his ex
partner didn’t only refuse to give answers to the allegations of possible
mismanagement of funds but also petitioned the Inspector General of Police,
alleging a threat to his life by his former friend.
Asika’s petition however got the nod
of the powers that be as it led to the arrest of Olisa Adibua who was detained
at the SFU on the 24th of July 2012 till around 9pm before the case
was transferred to force headquarters Abuja.
In what looks like a fight back, the
showbiz colossus seems not to be done with the case thus the reason for his
fresh petition to the EFCC. Olisa in the petition this time lamented how Obi
Asika who’s the sole signatory, though with his full approval, while their
relationship lasted never allowed him have a look into the company’s bank
statement despite that they jointly started the business in the year 2008
before Asika relocated fully to Nigeria from the United States.
He also pointed out that Mr. Asika
had on countless occasions insisted that no money was made from the entertainment
outfit whenever he queried the exact income because he has never received any
dividends since the business kicked off hence his decision to go legal before
he received the shocking sack letter, a decision he’s also challenging.
The duo, Enquirer heard, were guests
at the EFCC Ikoyi office on Tuesday 26th of February 2014 where they
were invited and interrogated on the allegation leveled against Obi Asika. Be assured
that we shall bring you more details of the EFCC’s involvement as they unfold.
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