The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has released some photos showing properties allegedly owned
by the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
Spokesman for the Commission, Mr
Wilson Uwujaren, sent copies of the pictures to Channels Television on
Wednesday.
According to him, the properties
were uncovered while the anti-graft agency was investigating the allegations of
corruption against the former governor.
He alleged that Mr Fayose
purchased the property with the money he purportedly received from the office
of the former National Security Adviser, Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
“In the course of investigating
corruption allegations against ex-governor Ayodele Fayose, especially the
N1.3billion which he collected from the office of the National Security
Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, the Commission unearthed evidence that he laundered
the funds into the acquisition of properties in choice locations in Abuja and
Lagos,” Mr Wilson alleged.
The EFCC released the pictures a
day after the former governor arrived at its head office in Abuja, in company
with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and a former minister, Mr Femi
Fani-Kayode, among other well-wishers.
Fayose had in September promised
to report at the anti-corruption agency’s office after handing over government
to his successor, Governor Kayode Fayemi.
Meanwhile, the media aide to the
former governor, Mr Lere Olayinka, says his boss has since denied the
allegations and insisted that he should be charged to court.
“Today is his second day in EFCC
custody and I can say that his spirit is high, and his will remains very
strong,” he said.
Olayinka, however, accused the
EFCC of subjecting Nigerians to media trial whenever they lacked concrete
evidence to sustain court trial.
He added that claims that the
former governor bought houses with public funds were not true.
“The commission has started its
usual lies by claiming that it discovered houses bought by Fayose with public
fund,” Fayose’s aide alleged, adding, “Nigerians should recall that in 2016,
operatives of this same EFCC attempted to seal up a guest house located at Gana
Street, Maitama, Abuja, claiming that it belonged to Fayose. Whereas, the
building belonged to a retired Army general.”
Olayinka challenged the anti-graft
agency to charge Fayose to court and get him prosecuted with the evidence at
its disposal.
See other photos released by the
EFCC below;
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