Onnoghen: EFCC invites Fani-Kayode, Odumakin over ‘fake news’

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, and Yinka Odumakin, a chieftain of Afenifere, over the claim that the commission sought to arrest Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria.

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File: Fani-Kayode in Court

This was made known by Tony Orilade, spokesman of the anti-graft agency, at a conference of Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) in Abuja.

Orilade said if both men failed to disclose useful information, they may not be released on time.

Fani-Kayode had written: “Why have the EFCC surrounded the home of CJN Onnoghen and why are they seeking to arrest him? These people want Nigeria to burn! Buhari call off your dogs before it is too late! This is a democracy and not a gestapo state! In the name of God let this madness stop.”

On his part, Odumakin uploaded a short video broadcast on social media, alleging a raid on the residence of Onnoghen.

In response, the anti-graft agency had threatened…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper