EFCC again arrests Speaker, Clerk and Accountant of Ogun Assembly
For the second time in four days, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State Legislative Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, for alleged fraudulent activities.< /p>
PREMIUM TIMES reports that officers arrested Mr. Oluomo at around 9:00 a.m. last Thursday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
The speaker was however released late on Friday evening, but asked to return on Monday.
When the speaker returned to the EFCC office on Monday, he was detained.
A source said Mr. Oluomo and two other suspects were detained by the EFCC at 9:43 p.m.
The speaker and his media assistant, Abdulgafar Adeleye, did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC spokesperson, also did not return phone calls.
On Monday, the anti-corruption agency filed an 11-count indictment against Mr. Oluomo and the Clerk of the House, Adedeji Adeyemo, and the accountant, Oludayo Samuel.
A fourth suspect, Adeyanju-Nimota Amoke, who is believed to be the House's former accountant, remains at large.
The head of the EFFC Legal Oversight Unit in Lagos, Rotimi Oyedepo, has filed charges against the speaker and the three other defendants in the Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State .
Multiple sources both at the assembly and at the EFCC told this newspaper that the speaker had declined several invitations extended to him by the EFCC.
The suspects could be arraigned in court on Tuesday.
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For the second time in four days, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State Legislative Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, for alleged fraudulent activities.< /p>
PREMIUM TIMES reports that officers arrested Mr. Oluomo at around 9:00 a.m. last Thursday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
The speaker was however released late on Friday evening, but asked to return on Monday.
When the speaker returned to the EFCC office on Monday, he was detained.
A source said Mr. Oluomo and two other suspects were detained by the EFCC at 9:43 p.m.
The speaker and his media assistant, Abdulgafar Adeleye, did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC spokesperson, also did not return phone calls.
On Monday, the anti-corruption agency filed an 11-count indictment against Mr. Oluomo and the Clerk of the House, Adedeji Adeyemo, and the accountant, Oludayo Samuel.
A fourth suspect, Adeyanju-Nimota Amoke, who is believed to be the House's former accountant, remains at large.
The head of the EFFC Legal Oversight Unit in Lagos, Rotimi Oyedepo, has filed charges against the speaker and the three other defendants in the Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State .
Multiple sources both at the assembly and at the EFCC told this newspaper that the speaker had declined several invitations extended to him by the EFCC.
The suspects could be arraigned in court on Tuesday.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
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