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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reacted to a trending video insinuating that one Mr. Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect reportedly being investigated for an alleged N6 billion fraud, was an election witness in Edo state.

In a statement on Wednesday by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, the anti-graft agency clarified that the suspect is not a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election tribunal as claimed by the party’s candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo.

“Rather, he (Okunbor) is a prime suspect connected to a case of misappropriation of funds involving all the 18 local government areas of Edo State,” the commission stated.

“Ongoing investigations showed that about N6 billion was diverted to Kezmith Global Ventures owned by Okunbor. 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 Emode who led them to the suspect in Eterno Hotel where a pre-trial meeting was being held.

“Investigators interrogated the counsel to Ighodalo on the status of Okunbor in the election tribunal matters and he clearly stated that he was not a witness in the matter.

“In spite of this, Mr. Ighodalo and his co-travellers at Eterno Hotel prevented EFCC officers from carrying out their constitutional duty and obstructed them from arresting Okunbor.

“Specifically, Ighodalo insisted that Okunbor was his witness when it was obvious that he only wanted to aid his escape from the Commission’s investigators.”

The EFCC says it remains committed to its adherence to the rule of law, noting that the anti-graft agency 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 commission insisted.

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

The EFCC is currently investigating the eighteen (18) suspended Local Government Council chairmen in Edo State over alleged financial impropriety.

Okunbor is an official in Orhionmwon, one of the affected councils, and also an ally of the then suspended but now impeached council boss, Newman Ugiagbe.

https://metrowatchonline.com/tribunal-efcc-denies-arresting-pdp-asue-ighodalos-star-witness-in-edo/

Edo political drama

Crook politicians

Let's be honest the EFCC has the capacity to see your transaction flow right from the source and where it's being invested or spent.
Its easier for a corrupt politician to escape the efcc than for a camel to go thorough the eye of the needle

Noted.

Money dey this country

From the way EFCC keeps mentioning Asue Ighodalos be, it shows clearly that they are actually acting a script.
If Asue says Okunbor is one of his star witnesses who is EFCC to say he is not?

Damage control . So it is when he is about testifying against the APC in the tribunal that EFCC suddenly ed his crime

Tjra:
Money dey this country

Money no dey this country.

6 billion naira is just a paltry 4 million dollars approx. That is money that is meant to be shared among 18 lga's in a state with at least 2 big cities...one of which is one of Nigeria's larger cities. 4million. For one state that is scanty. Even if you want to argue that is part of the overall budget...e still scanty.

Nigeria is a very poor country. One state is supposed to survive on money that would be starvation level for a large European or American hospital or factory. The annoying thing is that PEOPLE still steal from the tiny money, instead of using it to make more money for the state.

I mean, one state gets about 120 bn naira for education...with three or four tertiary institutions that probably need ten times, if not more than that to be world class...yet they fight for scanty money with primary and secondary school...and we will argue that our education sector produces half baked graduates.

We never get good leaders. At all. Not now, not in the past.

With all these so called evidence this is the last you will hear from the this case ,media efcc and let's hear the billions shared by apc as well if this is not witch-hunt

dis is why APC asked for adjournment on day one so as to mark down PDPs witnesses!

They want to cage anyone associating with PDP.

APC/FG and their demonic ways trying so hard to frustrate the Edo tribunal!

This clearly shows dat PDP won fair and square!

One thing I know is this, no matter the antics being deployed by APC and INEC, the real winner of the election will be unmasked.

Why the hotel it would have been in his house. Why go to where there are pdp waiting for a court trial to take place

N6 Billion!

If EFCC was actually doing its job as it claimed, why go to hotel where Asue Ighodalo witnesses were having a pre trial briefing? Why didn't they go to Okunbors house to arrest him or even arrest him since last week? But they chose to arrest him on the eve of the tribunals sitting. This was the same way the IGP went about arresting PDP party leaders on the eve of the governorship election.

1AcrossTheEARTH:
Let's be honest the EFCC has the capacity to see your transaction flow right from the source and where it's being invested or spent.
Its easier for a corrupt politician to escape the efcc than for a camel to go thorough the eye of the needle

A camel can't go through the eye of a needle but very easy for a politician to go through efcc if it were a needle.

Lithiumite:


A camel can't go through the eye of a needle but very easy for a politician to go through efcc if it were a needle.

You got the humour, you got the point,

BleedingPen:
Edo political drama

Edo PDP and their propaganda.....the annoying thing is they suck real bad at it....I never bothered reading the story when I saw it yesterday because I knew it was all bunkum.....but those obidients swallowed it hook ,line and sinker just cause they thought it would bother tinubu..... bloody dimwits!!

Latitude5:
Omo this one nah 5 generationmoney o.. people greed and wicked sha
.
Meanwhile at a cheap price dm me for your logo and flyer design

Dem tel u say nah only him get am?

nairalanda1:


Money no dey this country.

6 billion naira is just a paltry 4 million dollars approx. That is money that is meant to be shared among 18 lga's in a state with at least 2 big cities...one of which is one of Nigeria's larger cities. 4million. For one state that is scanty. Even if you want to argue that is part of the overall budget...e still scanty.

Nigeria is a very poor country. One state is supposed to survive on money that would be starvation level for a large European or American hospital or factory. The annoying thing is that PEOPLE still steal from the tiny money, instead of using it to make more money for the state.

I mean, one state gets about 120 bn naira for education...with three or four tertiary institutions that probably need ten times, if not more than that to be world class...yet they fight for scanty money with primary and secondary school...and we will argue that our education sector produces half baked graduates.

We never get good leaders. At all. Not now, not in the past.

Even with Einstein as your leader, with your scanty resources and over population, coupled with Nigerians imaginary flamboyant lifestyle, Nigeria can never achieve anything .

The resources are too meager, the lifestyle is too pompous

nairalanda1:


Money no dey this country.

6 billion naira is just a paltry 4 million dollars approx. That is money that is meant to be shared among 18 lga's in a state with at least 2 big cities...one of which is one of Nigeria's larger cities. 4million. For one state that is scanty. Even if you want to argue that is part of the overall budget...e still scanty.

Nigeria is a very poor country. One state is supposed to survive on money that would be starvation level for a large European or American hospital or factory. The annoying thing is that PEOPLE still steal from the tiny money, instead of using it to make more money for the state.

I mean, one state gets about 120 bn naira for education...with three or four tertiary institutions that probably need ten times, if not more than that to be world class...yet they fight for scanty money with primary and secondary school...and we will argue that our education sector produces half baked graduates.

We never get good leaders. At all. Not now, not in the past.

you called $4m " paltry" . You get am

Even isnhe is a witness, does that gives him immunity?

The name wan be like times 2... Okunb Okunbor

LGA official (nor chairman o) in N6B investigation. Wonders truly dey this country 🙄

Ok na

EFCC should wait till after the tribunal sittings to arrest him

We don't trust anyone again in this country, EFCC has shown countless times that they an attack dog used by any govt in power against opposition figures

Chinjo2:
From the way EFCC keeps mentioning Asue Ighodalos be, it shows clearly that they are actually acting a script.
If Asue says Okunbor is one of his star witnesses who is EFCC to say he is not?

Who's EFCC?
You no well.

Chinjo2:
If EFCC was actually doing its job as it claimed, why go to hotel where Asue Ighodalo witnesses were having a pre trial briefing? Why didn't they go to Okunbors house to arrest him or even arrest him since last week? But they chose to arrest him on the eve of the tribunals sitting. This was the same way the IGP went about arresting PDP party leaders on the eve of the governorship election.

Did you see the part they said his company received 6billion meant for LGAs? You Nigerians all like corruption but pretending to hate it. Your reaction to corruption depends on your interest in it

nairalanda1:


Money no dey this country.

6 billion naira is just a paltry 4 million dollars approx. That is money that is meant to be shared among 18 lga's in a state with at least 2 big cities...one of which is one of Nigeria's larger cities. 4million. For one state that is scanty. Even if you want to argue that is part of the overall budget...e still scanty.

Nigeria is a very poor country. One state is supposed to survive on money that would be starvation level for a large European or American hospital or factory. The annoying thing is that PEOPLE still steal from the tiny money, instead of using it to make more money for the state.

I mean, one state gets about 120 bn naira for education...with three or four tertiary institutions that probably need ten times, if not more than that to be world class...yet they fight for scanty money with primary and secondary school...and we will argue that our education sector produces half baked graduates.

We never get good leaders. At all. Not now, not in the past.

Stay focused my friend.

rhinolove:
Why the hotel it would have been in his house. Why go to where there are pdp waiting for a court trial to take place

Are you Footsoldiers of this PDP -okay at all?
So, EFCC can't go to Hotel to Arrest Suspects but they have been doing that for Yahoo Boys but they can't do that to your Agent ,who has been used to defraud 18 Local Govt - through Una Govt, and some of you even claimed N6Billions,na small Money!
Why are NIGERIANS like this?
What is bad is bad 😞!
Ok, NIGERIANS are waiting for outcome!

APC using EFCC, Police, Judiciary and whatever it can lay hands on to perpetuate the fraud that was Edo election.

oz4real83:
you called $4m " paltry" . You get am

A state like edo should be making 40 billion dollars annually.

But then again, you Nigerians prefer to share money instead of making money