The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has invited Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation,
and Yinka Odumakin, a chieftain of Afenifere, over the claim that the
commission sought to arrest Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria.
Tony Orilade, spokesman of the
anti-graft agency, disclosed this at the conference of Online Publishers
Association of Nigeria (OPAN) in Abuja.
Orilade said if both men failed
to disclose useful information, they may not be released on time.
Fani-Kayode had written: “Why
have the EFCC surrounded the home of CJN Onnoghen and why are they seeking to
arrest him? These people want Nigeria to burn! Buhari call off your dogs before
it is too late! This is a democracy and not a gestapo state! In the name of God
let this madness stop.”
On his part, Odumakin uploaded a
short video broadcast on social media, alleging a raid on the residence of
Onnoghen.
In response, the anti-graft
agency had threatened to file a libel suit against the duo over the claim.
The EFCC had said it “never went
to the house of the CJN for arrest neither was invitation extended to him”.
Reacting to the development in a
statement on Wednesday, Fani-Kayode expressed regret over the information he
shared.
The ex-minister said he has
deleted the post from social media.
He said: “Yesterday I was
informed by usually reliable sources that EFCC were positioned outside CJN’s
home.
“I have since discovered that the
men were not from EFCC and I removed the posting. The error is regretted.”
Fani-Kayode asked the federal
government to “tell us which agency sent those men and why they beat a
retreat”.
Onnoghen, who has been charged
with alleged false asset declaration, has also denied that EFCC operatives
visited his residence.
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