▁years ▁he ▁has ▁contin ually ▁supported ▁the ▁need y ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁don ations , ▁spons or ship ▁and ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁using ▁his ▁foundation . ▁ ▁S ack ▁from ▁The ▁Niger ian ▁National ▁Pet role um ▁Corporation ▁Y ak ub u ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁the ▁group ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁N N PC ▁by ▁President ▁Good l uck ▁Jonathan ▁over ▁perce ived ▁inf ight ing ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁pet role um ▁Die z ani ▁Al ison - Mad ue ke ▁over ▁whom ▁to ▁appoint ▁as ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁Niger ian ▁Pet role um ▁Development ▁Company ▁Limited ▁( NP DC ). ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁huge ▁amount ▁of ▁c ash ▁( US D ▁ 9 . 7 ▁Mill ion ▁and ▁GB P ▁ 7 2 , 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁residence ▁belonging ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K ad una , ▁Niger ia ▁by ▁oper atives ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Fin an cial ▁Cr imes ▁Commission ▁( EF CC ) ▁team . ▁Y ak ub u ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁commission ' s ▁z onal ▁office ▁in ▁K ano ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁where in ▁he ▁admitted ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁money , ▁claim ing ▁it ▁was ▁" g ifts " ▁from ▁un named ▁persons . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// www . pre m ium times ng . com / news / head lines / 2 2 3