The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
justified its continued detention of former Deputy Governor
of
Osun State, Iyiola Omisore.
The EFCC gave details of its findings as regard how state’s
funds were allegedly transferred to Omisore from the Office
of
the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
It said its investigation of Omisore’s alleged involvement in
the
diversion of state’s funds through the ONSA was still on-
going
and that it would need to hold on to the ex-Deputy Governor
to
prevent him from absconding.
An EFCC’s investigator, Kassim Yusuf, said these in a
counter-
affidavit the commission filed against an application for bail
filed by Omisore before the High Court of the Federal
Capital
Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Yusuf, who stated that Omisore’s arrest and detention were
backed by court orders, said the commission was planning to
invite a number of the ex-Deputy Governor’s associates,
who
he named during interrogation.
He said the EFCC is ” investigating cases of alleged
payments
$ade by the office of immediate past National Security
Adviser,
Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) to individuals and
companies, with nothing to show for it.
“In one of the alleged cases which the 1st respondent
(EFCC)
is investigating, the name of the applicant (Omisore)
featured
prominently as a sole signatory to Firmex Gilt Ltd’s bank
account domiciled at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.
“A copy of a letter to UBA, forwarding signatory mandate
card
and statement of account of Firmex Gilt Ltd is hereby
attached.
“Several payments were also made by the office of the
immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Mohammed
Sambo Dasuki Trtd) into the bank account of Sylvan
Menamara
Ltd domiciled at Diamond Bank, with nothing to show for for
it.
“Copies of e-payment schedules from ONSA and statement
of
accounts of Sylvan Menamara Ltd are hereby attached.
“From Sylvan Menamara Ltd’s Diamondaccount, the sum of
N160,000,000 was deposited into the said account on 4th
August, 2014 by the then NSA. Thus sum was subsequently
transferred into Firmex Gilt Ltd’s bank account domiciled at
UBA
Plc on 8th August 2014.
“Investigation so far carried out, reveals that the applicant
received hundreds of millions of naira from the office of the
National Security Adviser, with nothing to show for it.
“In the course of interviewing the applicant, he has
mentioned
names of persons and companies through which monies
from
the office of the National Security Adviser got to him.
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“There is need to those persons and companies mentioned
by
the applicant to make some clarification. If the applicant is
granted bail, he will interfere with witnesses and he will also
prejudice and frustrate our on-going investigation,” Yusuf
said.
Arguing the counter-affiadvit yesterday, EFCC’s lawyer,
Takon
Ndifon argued that Omisore’s detention was not unlawful
and
did not amount to an abuse of his rights.
He contended that the fundamental rights enforcement suit
initially filed before the court by Omisore, was merely
intended
to frustrate his investigation.
Ndifon stated that Omisore was invited by the EFCC on April
11,
in relation to the investigation, but promised to honour the
invitation on April 14.
“Instead of honouring the invitation in line with his
rescheduled
date of 14th April, 2016, he came and misled this court by
obtaining an order of interim injunction restraining the 1st
respondent (EFCC) from unlawfully arresting and detaining
him
without following the due process of law,” Ndifon said.
He stated that his agency, in compliance with the law,
obtained
a warrant of arrest and remand warrant “to keep the
applicant
in its custody for 14 days pending the conclusion of its
investigation and the arraignment of the applicant in court.
Ndifon faulted Omisore’s claim to ill health, noting that he
did
not mention his ailment in his motion and that he also failed
to
establish that his purported ailment cannot be treated in the
country.
“We further submit that, based on the applicant’s
antecedent,
if he is granted bail, he will abscond and he will never
willingly
present himself to the 1ts respondent for arraignment
before
any court of law.”
Omisore’s lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN) urged the court to grant
his client bail. He faulted Omisore’s continued detention and
argued that the court, having restrained the EFCC from
arresting him, his current detention was illegal.
Uche also referred to his cleint’s ill health, which he said
required that he be released from custody and allowed to
attend
to seek medical attention outside the country.
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, after listening to parties, fixed
ruling
for Friday.


http://solidvevo.com.ng/2016/07/14/iyiola-omisore-still-custody-cant-released-now-efcc/

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