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The chairman/ CEO of Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, Allen Onyema, weekend denied allegations of fraud and money laundering by the United States Department of Justice, saying the allegations are false.
Maintaining that the charges are not in line with his character as a person and as a business man with geniune interest in building Nigeria and improving the wellbeing of the people, Onyema said he was ready to defend himself in the U.S. courts to clear all the allegations .
The U.S. Department of Justice, had on Friday, alleged in a statement that the Air Peace CEO and the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, have been indicted over allegations bordering on fraud and money laundering.
However, in a statement issued, weekend, Onyeama said,
“As the press statement clearly stated, these are indictment that only contains charges. I am innocent of all charges and the US government will find no dirt on me because I have never conducted business with any illegalities.
“Be rest assured that I also have my lawyers on this and these mere allegations will be refuted. I never laundered money in my life, neither have I committed bank fraud anywhere in the world. Every Kobo I transferred to the US for aircraft purchase went through the Central Bank of Nigeria LC regime and all were used for the same purpose.”
According to Onyeama, “The American companies that received the funds are still in business. I never took a penny from any US bank or Nigerian bank. I am willing to defend my innocence in the US courts.”
