Is billionaire Benny Peters returning home?
Home is where the heart is, so sang late Elvis Presley. This must be on the mind of philanthropist and oil tycoon, Benedict Benny Peters. For peters, the founder and CEO of Alieo group, home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection no matter where you are
For almost three years, this unobtrusive businessman has been on a self -imposed exile after he was declared wanted by Nigeria’s anti graft body, economic and financial crimes commission EFCC, ostensibly on allegations that he was involved in a $11.5billion bribe given to officials of the independent National Electoral Commission by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the build up to 2015 election. After many legal battles, peters has scored major win against the EFCC with a recent court judgment delivered in his favour
On march, 22, 2018 Justice o a Musa of the federal high court Abuja delivered that the EFCC has no right to declare anybody wanted without obtaining a court warrant. The court then ordered EFCC to remove the “wanted “declaration on peters from its website
It is now believed that with that judgment the Aiteo boss will heave a sigh of relieve. But the question been asked now is how soon will he return home?
