A source at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja confirmed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
Browsing: EFCC
EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this, in a statement issued on Monday, in Abuja.
The invitation came less than an hour after President Bola Tinubu announced her suspension from office.
The group, in a statement released on Saturday, said it was ready to assist the anti-graft agency in its investigations.
The group also argued that the motive behind the campaign of calumny against the Minister was meant to distract the investigation into the agency.
The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.
The explanation was offered by the counsel to the former Minister in the Buhari administration, Sir Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN).
Recall that in November 2023, Dangote Group denied allegations of foreign exchange (forex) malpractices and money laundering of a purported staggering sum of $3.4 billion.
Within the first few months of his assumption of office in 2003, the pioneer Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, hit the ground running.
The development was made known by the anti-graft agency in a statement issued on Friday by its Media Unit.
The former Minister was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency about a week ago via a statement.
So also did he carpet the EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede, for saying only President Bola Tinubu can free Agunloye.
The Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, made the clarification in a statement on Monday.
This followed the declaration of Agunloye as wanted by the EFCC in a publication by its Media Unit.
Spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, revealed Olukoyede’s position in a statement on Saturday.
Asu was arraigned alongside his company, Aquilus Bulls, and others.
EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, they were arrested on December 7 at Apete and Apata areas of Ibadan, following surveillance and actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences.
So also did he suspend one to allow for probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The clubs, established between April and December 2023, are nine in Sokoto State and five in Kebbi State.
EFCC’s Counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, said this to Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja.