Six persons who served as commissioners in the
government of the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo
Alao-Akala, have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and
other related offences Commission.
They are Alhaji Majekodunmi Aborode(Environment and Water Resources); Mr. Adebayo Bankole(Finance); Alhaji Raheem Musilim (Works and Transport); Nureni Adeniran(Education); Kunle Ishola (Agric and Natural Resources); and Dr. Kola Balogun(Commerce and Cooperative).
The ex-commissioners were interrogated by operatives of the commission for several hours on Tuesday and were asked to write statements.
Details of their encounter with the ICPC operatives were still sketchy as at the time of going to press.
Investigations by our correspondent however showed that there were five petitions against the former commissioners.
Sources close to the commission said that the former commissioners were asked to respond to issues raised in some of the petitions.
As at the time of this report, the six were yet to perfect the bail conditions granted them by the ICPC.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by suspect to embark on what it described as “campaign of calumny” against the commission and its officials.
The commission, in a statement on Tuesday, said information at its disposal showed that the suspect had chosen to attack the agency and its leadership, using some unnamed individuals.
The statement by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Babafemi, indicated that the persons to be used were being coordinated and funded by “a high profile suspect” who was involved in a case of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds and money laundering which the body was investigating.
The statement reads, “We again wish to alert the public about a fresh plan to launch all manner of attacks on the Commission by persons we are presently investigating for corruption charges.
“They were last weekend mobilized with ill-gotten funds to launch series of attacks against the commission and its leadership.”
The statement further alleged that the persons had been paid to stage appearances on popular television and radio stations’ discussion programmes under the banner of some civil rights groups and under the guise of analysing the nation’s anti-graft war.
“It is also part of their plan to author newspaper advertorials and articles, all for the sole aim of rubbishing the progress being made in the anti-graft war and ultimately weaken the morale of staff of the Commission,” the agency said.
By Olusola Fabiyi and Kunle Falayi Courtesy Of: Punch
They are Alhaji Majekodunmi Aborode(Environment and Water Resources); Mr. Adebayo Bankole(Finance); Alhaji Raheem Musilim (Works and Transport); Nureni Adeniran(Education); Kunle Ishola (Agric and Natural Resources); and Dr. Kola Balogun(Commerce and Cooperative).
The ex-commissioners were interrogated by operatives of the commission for several hours on Tuesday and were asked to write statements.
Details of their encounter with the ICPC operatives were still sketchy as at the time of going to press.
Investigations by our correspondent however showed that there were five petitions against the former commissioners.
Sources close to the commission said that the former commissioners were asked to respond to issues raised in some of the petitions.
As at the time of this report, the six were yet to perfect the bail conditions granted them by the ICPC.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by suspect to embark on what it described as “campaign of calumny” against the commission and its officials.
The commission, in a statement on Tuesday, said information at its disposal showed that the suspect had chosen to attack the agency and its leadership, using some unnamed individuals.
The statement by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Babafemi, indicated that the persons to be used were being coordinated and funded by “a high profile suspect” who was involved in a case of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds and money laundering which the body was investigating.
The statement reads, “We again wish to alert the public about a fresh plan to launch all manner of attacks on the Commission by persons we are presently investigating for corruption charges.
“They were last weekend mobilized with ill-gotten funds to launch series of attacks against the commission and its leadership.”
The statement further alleged that the persons had been paid to stage appearances on popular television and radio stations’ discussion programmes under the banner of some civil rights groups and under the guise of analysing the nation’s anti-graft war.
“It is also part of their plan to author newspaper advertorials and articles, all for the sole aim of rubbishing the progress being made in the anti-graft war and ultimately weaken the morale of staff of the Commission,” the agency said.
By Olusola Fabiyi and Kunle Falayi Courtesy Of: Punch
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