The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ‘s (EFCC) counsel was absent in court as the impeached Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, docked in a Federal High Court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. SaharaReporters had reported that the Speaker was being investigated by the anti-graft agency with the Assembly clerk and some members of the House. In another letter obtained by SaharaReporters, EFCC had asked the clerk to provide it with information on all budget appropriations and allocations of the House from May 30, 2015 till date.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has released the embattled Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Olakunle Oluomo, from detention. Oluomo was released on Friday after spending one night at the Abuja office of EFCC for alleged fraud and financial misappropriation, Leadership reports. SaharaReporters had reported that the lawmaker was arrested around 9am on Thursday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. He was picked up by officials of the EFCC to answer questions bordering on alleged financial crimes.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly flown the arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for questioning. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Oluomo was arrested Thursday morning at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and taken to the office of the agency at Ikoyi, Lagos. A source told SaharaReporters that the Speaker had failed to honour invitations.
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo. SaharaReporters learnt that Oluomo was arrested Thursday morning at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and taken to the office of the agency at Ikoyi, Lagos for questioning. A source told SaharaReporters that the Speaker failed to honour invitations. Efforts to reach the spokesperson for the agency, Wilson Uwajaren on the phone for further details were not successful.