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Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, over alleged corruption and financial impropriety.
The petition, dated December 16 and addressed to the ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), calls for Farouk’s arrest, investigation, and prosecution for allegedly living far beyond his lawful means as a public servant.
According to the petition, Dangote accused the NMDPRA boss of spending more than $7 million on the education of his four children in different schools in Switzerland over a six-year period, an amount he said could not be justified by Farouk’s earnings in public service.
Dangote reportedly named the four children and their respective schools in Switzerland, as well as the amounts paid for each, to enable the anti-graft agency verify the claims.
The petition further alleged that Farouk Ahmed used the instrumentality of the NMDPRA to embezzle and divert public funds for personal gain and private interests, actions which Dangote said contributed to recent public protests and unrest in the downstream petroleum sector.
Dangote argued that Farouk had spent his entire adult working life in Nigeria’s public sector and that his legitimate earnings could not account for the alleged expenditure on his children’s education abroad.
“It is without doubt that the above facts in relation to abuse of office, breach of the Code of Conduct for public officers, corrupt enrichment and embezzlement constitute gross acts of corruption,” Dangote said, citing Section 19 of the ICPC Act.
He added that the offence carries a penalty of five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine upon conviction.
Dangote urged the ICPC to act decisively in investigating the allegations, stressing that the matter is already in the public domain and warning against inaction.
“We call on the Commission under your leadership to investigate the complaint of abuse of office and corruption against Engr. Farouk Ahmed and to prosecute him if found wanting,” the petition read.
Dangote also said he was ready to provide evidence to support his allegations and expressed confidence that a thorough investigation would help protect the image of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Meanwhile, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will probe Aliko Dangote’s allegation against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk.
Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, on Tuesday submitted a petition to the commission, accusing Ahmed of corruption and financial impropriety.
Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group, says Farouk Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), spent about $5 million on the secondary school education of his children in Switzerland.
In an advertorial, the billionaire said Ahmed paid the said amount for four of his children, covering a period of six years.
Releasing details of his allegations, in the newspaper advert, Dangote listed the four children as Faisal Farouk, Farouk Jr., Ashraf Farouk, and Farhana Farouk.
According to the billionaire entrepreneur, the secondary schools the children attended for a duration of six years were Montreux School, Aiglon College, Institut Le Rosey, and La Garenne International School.
Dangote also presented estimated annual tuition, living expenses, air travel, and upkeep, which were multiplied across four children and several years of study.
He said the annual cost of tuition, airfare, and upkeep per child was $200,000, which totals $800,000 per year for his four children.
The businessman further explained that the total living expenses and air tickets per child over six years were $1.2 million, amounting to $4.8 million for all four children.
Overall, Dangote estimated that the combined cost of tuition and upkeep for all the children reached $5 million.
He also listed the tertiary education expenses for Ahmed’s children, noting that tuition, upkeep, airfare, and other costs average approximately $125,000 per year over four years.
According to the billionaire, this adds up to $500,000 for four years per child, totalling $2 million for all of them.
“Faisal just finished the 2025 Harvard MBA at $150,000 and $60,000 for upkeep, tickets and other incidentals. Total =$210,000 spent in 2025 for Faisal’s MBA,” he added.
Dangote said Nigerians deserve to know the source of the money “paid by a public officer while many parents in his home state of Sokoto cannot afford to pay N10,000 school fees for their children and wards”.
Hours after the industrialist’s move, the ICPC acknowledged the receipt of the petition and promised to investigate the matter.
“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) writes to confirm that it received a formal petition today Tuesday 16th December, 2025 from Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer,” the agency’s spokesman, John Odey, wrote in a statement on the commission’s social media platforms.
“The petition is against the CEO of the NMDPRA, Alhaji Farouk Ahmed. The ICPC wishes to state that the petition will be duly investigated.”
ICPC said it has received the petition submitted against Ahmed by the President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Alh. Aliko Dangote.
John Odey, the spokesman of the commission, vowed that the petition will be duly investigated.
Odey said, “The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) writes to confirm that it received a formal petition today Tuesday 16th December, 2025 from Alhaji Aliko Dangote through his lawyer
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives, has, however, summoned both parties, asking them to stop public comments over the matter.
According to the lawmakers, the feud may negate the strides recorded in the downstream sector.
Since Dangote’s allegations, neither the NMDPRA nor its CEO has commented on the matter.
