Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has frowned at the persistent harassment of Nigerians by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the continued detention without trial of Mr. Warimopei Dudafa, a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and invasion of the Abuja residence of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as irresponsible, barbaric and undemocratic.
In a statement released today by his media aide Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said it was the height of executive rascality for the EFCC to have held occupants of Fani-Kayode’s residence hostage for eight hours despite that he was only invited to come to the EFCC office on Monday and there was no evidence that Fani-Kayode refused to honour the EFCC invitation.
“EFCC under President Mohammadu Buhari is acting as if it is above the law and Nigerians and the international community must remind the commission that we are in a democracy where rule of law is sacrosanct.” The governor said actions of the EFCC have shown clearly that it is an instrument of victimisation against oppositions in the country, adding the anti-graft agency should go and study how other anti-corruption agencies in other countries behave.
He said; “the EFCC must be reminded of the judgement delivered in March, this year by Justice Yusuf Haliru of the Federal High Court in Nicholas Arinse Vs EFCC & Nigerian Army where the judge held that the EFCC did not behave as if we were in a civilised society and that the anti-graft commission was behaving as if we were in a military dictatorship, where they arrest and release person at will. In the case of the former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Jonathan, no one is saying those suspected of corrupt practices should not be investigated and tried, but it is wrong for Warimopei Dudafa to have been kept in EFCC custody for over two weeks without trial.
Also, it is a demonstration of barbarism for the same EFCC that invited Fani-Kayode to its office on Monday to have invaded his house yesterday, holding the occupants hostage for eight hours when there is no evidence that Fani-Kayode refused to honour EFCC invitation. Why the show of barbarism by the EFCC as if Nigeria is now back to 1984 when Buhari was a military dictator?” While calling on the international community to pay attention to the abuse of rights of Nigerians and threat to democracy under President Buhari, Fayose said; “It is obvious that democracy in Nigeria is becoming unsafe in the hands of Buhari’s government.”
He said Nigerians must begin to ask the EFCC what happened to the several petitions written against APC leaders and financiers of President Buhari’s election, including former governors, adding that it was worrisome that the EFCC and the Department of State Services (DSS) have become President Buhari’s instrument of political victimisation.
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Source: http://timenaija.com/i/2016/05/07/efcc-must-stop-acting-irresponsibly-fayose/

I support him, EFCC i ranting too much nowadays

queenstll:
I support him, EFCC i ranting too much nowadays

Aunty, you can't be OP and FTC at the same time. How Nigeria wan take good?

Ok

Actually EFCC should wake up they have become so politicize,and are embarking on a lot of eye service,taking action that cast aspirations on their work.The worst was on Fani Kayode recently.(you don't summon someone and he accept, and you become angry,and go back to lay hostage in his house) what it simply means is that u have judged him already.

If they want to get someone,there are professional ways of doing it and yet archive same result.
This is not good for the image of the corruption fight

Crazy man

In as much as I like to stay away from controversial argument. The thing is, do we still practice a sound judicial system? What is the human rights infringement record and statistics recently? Everyone is innocent till proven guilty. EFCC is chasing so many rats at a time with little evidence and no prosecution yet and might end up not catching one

Soon Efcc will self-destruct. Mtcheeeeeeewwww

When former DSS spoke person did something like this (in fact less than this)during the Jonathan administration and was eventually promoted,Buhari came in,demoted her and her colleagues ,retired them.

It's not EFCC's fault at all!!!
He who plays the pipe, dictates its tune. The EFCC chairman is only acting based on instructions given to him from above.

Truly, I have nothing to say

Fayose ride on jaree

I blame NDLEA for this. If they had done their jobs this guy wont have access to the weed he is smoking