Epstein Files: How Ex-Israeli PM Exploited Boko Haram Crisis for Nigeria Oil, Spy Deals
A Drop Site News (DSN) investigation has revealed how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein worked with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to profit from Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency through surveillance technology and oil deals. Released emails show Epstein facilitated talks between Jide Zeitlin, then-chair of Nigeria’s Sovereign Investment Fund, and DP World chairman Sultan Ahmad bin Sulayem for shipping terminals in Lagos and Badagry, deals that had stalled since 2005. Barak facilitated sale of biometric surveillance equipment by FST Biometrics (co-founded by ex-Israeli military intelligence head) to Babcock University, framed as counter-terrorism.
The World Bank later subsidised a partnership with Israel National Cyber Directorate and Toka Group to work on Nigeria’s cybersecurity infrastructure. In 2013, legislators discovered a secret $40 million intelligence contract awarded to Elbit Systems by President Goodluck Jonathan for online spying infrastructure. The investigation suggests security deals were cover for accessing Nigeria’s petroleum resources.
Key Points:
The revelations expose how foreign interests exploited Nigeria’s security crisis for commercial gain.
It raises serious questions about sovereignty and the true motives behind tech/security partnerships.
Nigeria’s vulnerability to exploitation is laid bare, while foreign profiteers enriched themselves.
This signals the intersection of geopolitical interests, corporate greed, and national security.
The timing, with Epstein files unsealed, brings historical accountability.
DSN investigation reveals Epstein and Barak exploited Boko Haram crisis to push Israeli surveillance tech and oil deals, raising profound sovereignty concerns.
Sources: The Cable, Drop Site News
