In 2018, Bokani Soko registered a company named Al Wasatiya General Trading FZE in the Umm Al Quwain Free Zone, United Arab Emirates. Far from Lusaka’s political tension, this quiet move signaled the beginning of what many insiders now claim was a long-planned exit strategy.

Official records confirm the company remains active as of 2025 and holds only two resident visas: one for Bokani Soko and one for Meeth Naik—his alleged right-hand man and criminal strategist. With no other employees and no significant trade activity publicly reported, the company appears to function more as an offshore hub than a commercial operation.

“This is not a business. It’s an offshore command center,” says a former associate who worked closely with Naik. “Dubai gave them global access to banks, shell entities, and legal protections. It was never about business growth—it was about insulation from justice.”