9mobile has explained that the name ‘Abdulrrahman Ado Musa’, included in the list of terrorists’ sponsors in Nigeria, which was released by authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was not the name of its Executive Director, Abdulrahman Ado.
Recall that one Abdulrrahman Ado Musa was listed alongside Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad as Nigerian terror financiers by the UAE.
But 9mobile said in a statement on Tuesday said that the resemblance of Abdulrrahman Ado Musa’s name with that of its executive director of regulatory and corporate affairs, Abdulrahman Ado, was “purely coincidental”.
Noting that the case is a case of mistaken identity, the management of 9mobile said it “wishes to inform the general public that its Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado is not the same as ‘Abdulrrahman’ Ado ‘Musa’ purportedly designated along with others by The United Arab Emirates as terror financiers.”
It added, “Some Nigerians were included on the list said to have been ratified by the Emirate Federal Capital. One of the names on the list and that the media has latched on is Abdulrrahaman Ado Musa.
“We, however, wish to clarify that the so-named individual is not 9mobile’s Executive Director, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado. The resemblance in names is purely coincidental, and our Director does not bear ‘Musa’.
“Our Director, Abdulrahman Ado, is a respectable law-abiding Nigerian. He served the country diligently in public service for over three decades before transferring his services to the private sector.
“He served in various capacities and was Pioneer Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and Executive Commissioner, Licensing and Consumer Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission.
“As a law-abiding company that believes in the greatness of Nigeria, and the well-being of all its citizens, 9mobile would never accommodate any undesirable element within its management and staff.”