EFCC SET TO INCARCERATE AYO FAYOSE
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
has
extended its dragnet across the security agencies to ensure that Governor Ayo
Fayose of Ekiti State does not escape before the handover date in October 16, 2018.
This came as Fayose said yesterday, that he is not afraid
of facing the EFCC, ‘despite its
intimidation.’
Among the agencies written to by the EFCC, is the Nigeria
Customs Service, which the anti graft agency asked to be on the lookout for
Fayose, in case he attempts to leave the country. The notice was contained in a
memorandum to the Comptroller General of the NCS, retired Colonel Hameed Ali,
by the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The memorandum entitled:
“Request for watch-listing of persons, case of conspiracy, abuse of office,
official corruption, theft and money laundering,” was dated September 12, 2018.
In the said memo, which also gave Fayose’s international passport number as
A05804492, Magu said: “The under listed suspect is under investigation in
connection with the above mentioned offences and there is reasonable suspicion
suggesting that he may likely leave the country either through the land
borders, Airports or Seaports in order to evade investigation. Hence, you are
kindly requested to watch-list and arrest him.” Acting on the memo, Ali, in
return, wrote to his top lieutenants, on the need to be on the lookout for
Fayose.
Reacting to EFCC’s letter to the Nigerian Customs
Service, NCS, to monitor and arrest him any time he wants to run away from the
country, Fayose via his twitter handle, said: “Putting my name on the watch
list after notification of my coming is not only political but petty. I’m not
among those who are afraid to face tomorrow. Nobody is God. They should expect
me on October 16, 2018. I will remain in PDP not minding their intimidation.”
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