Kyari Blames Miscommunication Over Medical Trip for Senate Arrest Warrant

Mele Kyari has described the Senate Committee on Public Accounts’ decision to issue an arrest warrant against him as shocking. In a letter to the committee, he said he had informed them on May 11 that he was abroad for medical treatment and could not attend the June 10 hearing. Kyari denied evading the probe, stating he did not receive any fresh summons. He offered to answer urgent questions in writing through his lawyers and pledged to appear before the committee once he returns to Nigeria. He also defended his tenure at NNPCL, saying he transformed the company from loss-making to profitable. He insisted all transactions were documented and available for review. The warrant followed his absence from a committee session investigating over ₦210 trillion in NNPCL financial records. Senators Victor Umeh and Adams Oshiomhole moved and seconded the motion for the warrant.

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