TRACKING____One of the few top men in the EFCC that wasn’t affected by the suspension of senior officials of the anti-corruption agency is the man who was asked to act in the place of the suspended Acting Chairman.
He is being routed as the new boss because no serving senior Police Officer is keen on taking over from Ibrahim Magu, as they see a clear pattern in which all previous chairmen of EFCC were disgraced out of office or unceremoniously sent packing.
The new boss is said to be moving very fast…
Adams Oshiomhole’s alleged corruption file that has been lying fallow in the EFCC’s office, has been opened by Umar the new acting EFCC boss. These are not the best of times for the deposed APC chairman who is currently still serving his suspension from the party at the state level.
According to Opera, having been relegated to a suspended party member within the APC, the resurfacing of Oshiomhole’s corruption file in the EFCC could signal his possible arrest and subsequent prosecution, by the anti graft agency.
Recall that one Dr. Osadolor Ochei JP, a human rights activist and anti-corruption crusader based in Benin City, had since 2016 initiated a corruption case against Oshiomhole, through a petition to the EFCC.
In the petition, he alleged that Oshiomhole violated relevant sections of the constitution, when he built a sprawling city of mansions in his home town, Iyamho, estimated at over N10 billion, while in office as the state governor of Edo state, among other allegations. This case has been kept unattended to by the EFCC since 2016, until Magu, the ex-EFCC acting chairman for about 5years was suspended and is being currently under investigation.
Sources say Oshiomhole’s file was reportedly found in Magu’s house after a raid was carried out to search for evidence against him.
