The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has resumed probe into the $43.4million cash recovered at
Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos linked to ex-Director-General of the National
Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke, for which NIA laid claim.
President Muhammadu Buhari, had
stated that the nation’s security and anti-corruption agencies were free
to probe sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation, BabachirLawal,
and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo
Oke.
EFCC had reportedly received the
report of the Presidential Investigative Committee headed by Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo on interrogation of some suspects.
It was learnt that more suspects
from the NIA are to be invited for interrogation by the anti-graft agency in
respect to that.
According to the Nation, a top source
in the anti-graft agency, who spoke under anonymity said: “On Tuesday, we
resumed the ongoing probe of the $43.4million, 27,000 pounds and N23.2million
recovered on April 12, 2017 from the seventh floor of a four-bedroom apartment
at Osborne Towers located on 16, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“We have shortlisted more
suspects for interrogation and we are likely to pick them up any moment from
now. Some of the suspects are NIA men including those in the Finance Unit.
“Don’t forget that the then
Acting President approved the redeployment of NIA’s Director of Finance and
some officials in the Finance Unit as part of the ongoing review of the
finances of the agency.”
“The detectives are being led by
the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who has reconvened the team
handling the investigation.
“Some of the detectives might
still visit Lagos for more forensic evidence on some of the suspects,” the
source revealed.
A final forfeiture order of the
funds was on June 6, 2017 granted by a judge of the Federal High Court in
Lagos, Justice Muslim Hassan, since no one appeared before the court to claim
them.
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