The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had declared a former deputy governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore wanted.
EFCC said the former senator is wanted in connection with a case of receiving and misappropriating the sum of over N700, 000,000.00 from the Office of the National Security Adviser, between June and November, 2014.
It said in a statement Tuesday that Mr. Omisore has been elusive and refused to report to the Commission after invitation was extended to him on April 7, 2016 requesting him “to come and make clarification on the ongoing investigation”.
It said instead of responding to the Commission’s investigation Mr. Omosore had approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
“Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf consequently ordered that Omisore should only be arrested through a due and legal process.
“The EFCC thereafter obtained a warrant to effect the arrest of the politician,” the statement said
Meanwhile, Mr. Omisore has issued a statement accusing the EFCC of attempting to tarnish his image.
Full statement:
I read the statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) purportedly declaring me wanted as an attempt by that organisation and its leadership to tarnish my image.
That statement, if indeed it was issued by the EFCC, is the height of mischief and a deliberate attempt to assassinate my character. It is now very clear that the EFCC is indeed playing out the script of persecuting and harassing perceived opposition groups in the country.
To be sure, there is no basis for the EFCC so-called statement. Only on Tuesday, May 24, we appeared in court with the EFCC asking for the permission of the court for an extension of time in the preliminary objection to a suit filed against me.
The Managing Director of Firmex Gill which the EFCC joined in their case indemnified me from the company’s contracts and any such obligations. In other words, there is nothing relating to me in the
company’s contract deal with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The company has even sued the ONSA for its inability to pay the balance of the contract so awarded to it.
Therefore, I am not aware of any issue relating to a contract sum of N700 million. There was no issue of N700 million anywhere. The relationship between the company and ONSA is civil and contractual, which has nothing to do with me. Besides, so long as their business transactions are legitimate and since I am not directly managing the company, how am I to know who and who they do business with?
The EFCC should not be seen playing the role of political victimisation of innocent individuals, coercion and blackmail. Sadly that is simply what this organisation has been doing. Blackmail, I strongly believe, won’t help EFCC. If the organisation and its leadership think they have any case against me, they should come to court with their facts. This act of blackmail and deliberate tarnishing the image of perceived political enemies won’t help the image of the EFCC and it won’t get it result.
How can you declare someone you were in court with at 9.00a.m today wanted the same day, a few hours afterwards? I am appealing to all human rights and civil society organisations to caution EFCC from damaging my reputation further. If they have facts, I challenge them to bring them to court and not resort to blackmail, intimidation and victimisation.
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Again? Another PDP member.
ReplyDeleteIf your hands are clean why didn't u honor D efcc invitation?
ReplyDeleteAnother pdp members, from who did you expect it from ?,who was in power from 1999 ?,I just wonder when some people say silly things about being fighting corruption, let me ask you assuming pdp won the last election those money that are being returning would have been in their pockets and steal more to it,why can't we reason well for once for christ sake and for the sake of coming generation,May God help us
ReplyDeleteFayose people. Fools
ReplyDeleteThey are all thieves both the past and the present administration. Ogun kill them all.
ReplyDelete#GodWillFight4Us#
Iyiola? Iyiola?? Iyiola???
ReplyDeleteHow many times I call you?
Metuh and Fani Kayode made more noise than this but where are they today? They have been put to shame and thus forced to become quiet. This was because they had been confronted with facts they couldn't deny.
So please respect yourself and honor their invitation. We seriously need our money back. 700million naira is quite large and capable of solving our many problems.
Thank you...KJoe
These people weh don kill Nigeria still they make noise say they be innocent and some people still they support them why? Make we put sentiment aside and face reality. A thief is a thief. Omisore, make you go talk your own for EFCC office.
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