Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the decision of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to declare wanted a former Minister of Power, Dr. Olu Agunloye.
So also did he carpet the EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede, for saying only President Bola Tinubu can free Agunloye.
The Eagle Online recalls that Agunloye, who was declared wanted by the EFCC, has since reported to the anti-graft agency.
According to a report published by The Eagle Online, he reported to the office of the anti-graft agency and has since been in detention.
Speaking on the declaration of Agunloye wanted, Soyinka said: “Olu Agunloye has pursued his movements openly to the extent of being present and photographed at my sister’s funeral on December 8.
“He did not appear in disguise, did not sneak in and out.
“He functioned as any normal human being at an event at which the Press was present.
“Less than thirty-six hours later, he was declared WANTED: If that was an EFCC joke, it was in extremely bad taste, obviously designed for Social Media sensationalism, not for any serious crime solving commitment.
“Nonetheless, Agunloye, as a dutiful citizen, issued a statement on his visibility and ready compliance.
“He promised to show up at the EFCC offices in Abuja the following day.
“He appeared, and was promptly arrested and detained.
“The information I have been able to obtain during the past two days of my return to the country is that the Head of the EFCC declared that he would release him only on the instructions of the President of the Nation.
“True or false? I am not in the game of ‘He said, I said’. What matters is the murky exercise of power.
“I have had cause to intervene before this, all the way from (Kayode) Are, through (Nuhu) Ribadu and (Ibrahim) Magu, that last until he stopped taking my calls.
“The present however transcends all other interventions, as it involves certain issues of national interest, in tandem with the evident issues ot fundamental citizen rights.”
Soyinka, however, said he is for the resolution of the issues surrounding the Mambilla project, adding: “Finally, after so many years of frustration, the nation is being offered an opportunity to put the Mambilla Project to rest, be it through terminal abandonment or resuscitation.
“In addition, we stand a chance to finally solve a nation’s high-profile murder case, this being none other than that of Bola Ige, also prior minister of Power under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
“Let this be understood.
“The murder of Bola Ige, plus a monumental act of sabotage that took place under Ige’s watch, involving the loss of some engineers, was linked to massive corruption that underlay the Mambilla collapse.
“It is time to end the deception, the cynical cover-ups, the blame passing, the diversionary utterances, and the now open admission of corporate corruption with high reaches of power.
“We are calling for a non-partisan Commission that will sit in public, take evidence, ask questions, and cross-examine witnesses over even one year if necessary.
“After all, this massive failure, has gone on for nearly two decades. We can spare one more year, surely to lay bare the ugly face of Truth, then let the public do what it will with the revelations.
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“The cycle of self-deception has gone on far enough. Let the two legislative chambers take the bull by the horns to end the charade, cut our losses, and move on.
“In the meantime, the EFCC should release all its prisoners or, in the alternative, equally arrest and detain all those involved in this mammoth scam that has deprived the ‘Giant of Africa’ the basic survival facility for a twenty-first-century society.”
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