Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has formally submitted a petition to 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.

The development came on the heels of the tirades Mr Dangote has launched on Mr Farouk since Sunday over the NMDPRA's continued issuance of licences for the importation of refined petroleum products into the country.

Mr Dangote sees Mr Farouk's pro-importation disposition as a threat to his multi-billion-dollar refinery and the larger Nigerian economy.

On Sunday, Mr Dangote alleged that Farouk engaged in ...