former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, Nigerian Pilot
gathered in Osogbo.
EFCC sources told our correspondent that Omisore is being quizzed at the
Abuja head office of the anti-graft commission to explain allegations of financial
crimes levelled against him.
It was also learnt that the Abuja resident of the former Deputy Governor was
raided by EFCC agents Sunday morning before his arrest was effected.
The EFCC had around 24th May 2016 obtained a court warrant to arrest
Omisore, who had failed to honour an EFCC invitation. The EFCC consequently
declared Omisore wanted shortly after obtaining the court warrant.
The spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren had stated that Omisore was
wanted in connection with a case of receiving and misappropriating the sum of
over N700 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser, between June
and November, 2014.
He stated that Omisore was being elusive and refused to report to the
Commission after invitation was extended to him on April 7, 2016 requesting
him “to come and make clarification on the ongoing investigation”.
Instead of responding to the Commission’s investigation Omisore had
approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the enforcement of his
fundamental human rights, Uwujaren stated.
However Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf consequently ordered that Omisore should
only be arrested through a due and legal process, Uwujaren said.
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