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Corruption probe update: EFCC distances self from Edo election witnesses without corruption issues

 

 

Stanley Ihedigbo

 

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified its involvement in the arrest of Mr. Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect in an alleged N6 billion fraud case.

A trending video had suggested that Okunbor was an election witness, but the EFCC has denied this claim.

According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the commission wishes to state without any equivocation that Okunbor is not a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the election tribunal as claimed by Mr. Asue Ighodalo. Rather, he is a prime suspect connected to a case of misappropriation of funds involving all the 18 local government areas of Edo State.

Ongoing investigations showed that about N6 billion was diverted to Kezmith Global Venture,s owned by Ogunbor. The suspect was running the ventures using the name and identity of Mr. Godfrey Emode.

The Commission’s investigators, in their quest to unearth the shadiness of Ogunbor, arrested Emod,e who led them to the suspect in Eterno Hote,l where a pre-trial meeting was being held.

Investigators interrogated the counsel of Ighodalo on the status of Ogunbor in the election tribunal matter, and he clearly stated that he was not a witness in the matter.
Despite this, Mr. Ighodalo and his co-travelers at Eterno Hotel prevented EFCC officers from carrying out their constitutional duty and obstructed them from arresting Ogunbor. Specifically, Ighodalo insisted that Ogunbor was his witness when it was obvious that he only wanted to aid his escape from the Commission’s investigators.

The EFCC remains committed to its adherence to the rule of law and the Commission has no business with any Edo State election witness that has no corruption charge before it. The EFCC will not hesitate to bring anyone to trial, witness or no witness if it has a basis for doing so.

The public is assured that Ogunbor will be brought to book soon in connection with the alleged N6 billion fraud involving his firm, Kezmith Global Ventures.

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