The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been directed to free former Aide-De-Camp to ex-President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ojogbane Adegbe, who has been in the custody of the anti-graft agency for some days now, precisely since February 11.
An FCT High Court in Abuja ordered the EFCC on Tuesday to release Adegbe after he challenged his continuous detention at the EFCC’s cell.
In his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Yusuf Halilu told the agency to release the former ADC on bail on liberal terms pending his arraignment in court for any offence.
Adegbe is being investigated by the anti-money laundering body for allegedly collecting N10 billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, during his boss’ tenure.
It was alleged that the money was diverted by ONSA from a Signature Bonus Account in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It is believed that the amount was diverted from oil receipts as follows: USD5.0M (November 14,2014); $47m ( November 27, 2014); Euro 4.0M (December 3, 2014) and Euro 1.6M (December 24, 2014).
Though many have kicked against the continued detention of a former Aide de Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col Ojogbane Adegbe, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, but the anti-graft agency says it never acted on its own. The EFCC said authorities of the Nigerian Army gave their…
Former aide-de-camp to immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe, has debunked reports saying he threatened to make revelations that could bring Nigeria to her kneels. In the reports also, the former ADC was said to have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in connection…
Former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamoiwei Dudafa, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, in Lagos. Dudafa was apprehended on Monday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos upon his arrival from abroad. He was said to have been…
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