A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, was on Monday grilled for several hours by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and where he was confronted with evidence by detectives.

Obanikoro, who had remained in the United States of America since mid-2015, went straight to the Abuja office of the EFCC immediately after his arrival in Nigeria on Monday from the US.

An aide to the former minister told one of our correspondents on the telephone that Obanikoro, who reported to the commission by 1.20pm on Monday, had not been released by 8.59pm.

A company, Sylvan McNamara, allegedly owned by Obanikoro’s sons, was said to have received N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) in June 2014.

Sources at the anti-graft agency said after Obanikoro allegedly handed over N1.219bn to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and N1.3bn to Senator Iyiola Omisore, the then Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party; he directed that about N759,384,300 should be transferred into the accounts of about six bureau de change operators.

The two bureau de change operators that received the bulk of the funds were A.A.G.B.S. Oil and Gas and North Line Limited.

While A.A.G.B.S. received N168m on June 16, 2014, North Line Limited received N835, 000 on July 14; N83,750,000 on June 17; N1,680,000 on September 3, 2014; about N2,325, 300 on September 9; N5,932, 500 on September 17 and N842,500 on July 30.

An aide to Obanikoro, who accompanied the ex-minister to the EFCC, told the commission that he visited a bureau de change operator on the instruction of Obanikoro and collected over $1m on behalf of the ex-minister and handed it over to him (ex-minister).

Obanikoro could not deny the statement when confronted with the evidence including receipts.

Sources at the EFCC told The PUNCH that Obanikoro informed them that he was ill and was on medication. He pleaded with the commission to let him go home.

He specifically told them that he had recently had a spinal cord surgery and was still recuperating.

Obanikoro was said to have arrived at the commission with a bag containing drugs, toiletries, and other items.

“He has been cooperating with us. He has made useful statements, but we still need him to shed more light on the main issues.

“He came with a bag load of drugs and told us that he was treating himself. We will keep him here for now,” a source in the EFCC said.

Detectives were said to have assured the ex-minister that the EFCC had a clinic and an ambulance in case of emergency.

Obanikoro was said to have insisted that the money he received was not part of the $15bn arms scam but from the imprest account, a special account belonging to the ONSA.

When contacted on the telephone, Obanikoro’s lawyer, Mr. James Onoja (SAN), told one of our correspondents that his client was cooperating with the EFCC.

Onoja said his priority was to get Obanikoro out on bail.

When asked about Obanikoro’s health, he said, “I am not a medical doctor; so, I cannot give any expert opinion on his health. He is cooperating with the EFCC now, and he surrendered himself willingly to them, which shows that he has nothing to hide. Hopefully, we will be able to get him out on bail tomorrow (today).”

In a statement by his media aide, Jonathan Eze, Obanikoro commended the EFCC for its professionalism and pledged that he would continue to cooperate with the commission.

The statement read partly, “Senator Musiliu Obanikoro arrived in Abuja this morning and headed straight to the office of the EFCC. This is consequent upon an invitation sent to him by the anti-graft body, which was received on June 15, 2016, coincidentally, at a time he was pursuing a postgraduate degree in the United States.”

http://saharareporters.com/2016/10/18/efcc-confronts-detained-ex-minister-obanikoro-1m-bureau-de-change-receipts

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This Op Is Wicked I Am Sure He Is One Of Those Zombies ( Blood Testy Association Of NLand ) Why Did You use This Picture That Looks Like Obanikoro Wants To Have Heart Attack

With this picture I hope OBANIKORO is not about to claim he is sick?

So the plan is to keep us busy with Musilius' case for the remainder of the week

"He specifically told them that he had recently had a spinal cord surgery and was still recuperating"
- He must have fallen from bails of Naira amounting to N4.6bn. Useless politician

"Obanikoro was said to have arrived at the commission with a bag containing drugs, toiletries, and other items."
- What about CDs

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A company, Sylvan McNamara, allegedly owned by Obanikoro’s sons, was said to have received N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) in June 2014.

An aide to Obanikoro, who accompanied the ex-minister to the EFCC, told the commission that he visited a bureau de change operator on the instruction of Obanikoro and collected over $1m on behalf of the ex-minister and handed it over to him (ex-minister).

Obanikoro could not deny the statement when confronted with the evidence including receipts.

Sources at the EFCC told The PUNCH that Obanikoro informed them that he was ill and was on medication. He pleaded with the commission to let him go home.

He specifically told them that he had recently had a spinal cord surgery and was still recuperating.

Obanikoro was said to have arrived at the commission with a bag containing drugs, toiletries, and other items.


Obanikoro was said to have insisted that the money he received was not part of the $15bn arms scam but from the imprest account, a special account belonging to the ONSA.


http://saharareporters.com/2016/10/18/efcc-confronts-detained-ex-minister-obanikoro-1m-bureau-de-change-receipts

Please is Obanikoro telling us that he used the money to buy spinal cord injury and the bag of drugs? If so, tell him to go and return the spinal cord injury where he bought it and return to Kuje Prisons where he will spend a long time.

1 week 1 Drama. ..

yarimo:
With this picture I hope OBANIKORO is not about to claim he is sick?

I notice his handband and i think it says BOKO HARAM maybe am the only that notice that...

Diversionary

I guess he's already cooperating

Well another drama from the stable of PMB and his production team...what happened to other 'alleged corrupt' cases still pending inthe courts without any serious conviction or sentencing.

Fayose will soon be thrown under the truck with Obanikoro back in the country.

By the way why is everyone that has been called to either EFCC or DSS always have serious medical condition?

Bureau de change

Detain him. But wait oo, Buhari don de forget d bad economy again. Ppl r still hungry n jobless

ok....

Abeg this one he hold chest, i hope say ambulance dey on 'standby' oooo, i nor wan hear say anybody get stroke die with our money still in their possesion, we need them healthy and fit for jail, looking at Obanikoro he be like who go fit farm well well for prison farm

Children of clifford orji are very ready to adopt & asslick obanikoro in their usual way. Stupid wailers, foolish wailers. Stupid ogbete people.
Kiss the truth!
PS; Nigerians must allow buhari suspend the so called stupid constitution to enable him throw corrupt asses in jail. Nigerians should stop preaching the stupid gospel of rule of law that is not extended towards the common man. Stupid rule of law, stupid democracy.
The truth has spoken!

We are watching...

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I notice his handband and i think it says BOKO HARAM maybe am the only that notice that...

I see “End boko haram"

Following.

If Efcc has it, it will be in the media. If it's not in the media, know they are bluffing.

Media things.

Is it that all the members of the political class are sicklers?
Na so so sick sick!!

It runs my stomach when people call this a diverversonary tactic.. For crying out loud; these bunch of idiots raped the treasury and stole our common wealth.
Your hatred for PMB and change will consume you all #VomitOurYams #EranIyaOshogbo

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ko si koro ko si ibo(election)

The man caught them off-guard by going to their office immediately he arrived Nigeria unannounced.
Very soon EFCC will release receipts he used in buying Akara or shopping at Shoprite.

The truth is that with Tinubu no longer after people like Obanikoro for political reasons due to the disappointment he has suffered from APC, this matter will end up as another media spectacle.
We wait for the next revelation tomorrow while the budget padding by Dogara has been swept under the carpet.

Corruption has eaten deep and they never thought PDP will lose. Corruption cases here and there.. .but EFCC with this, charge him to court... .i know judges won't be stupid again cos they know they are after them tooo

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Even the Abokee wey change that kind money suppose dey Prison..

If I be president bah, all this recovered loot I go share am equally with the masses,atleast make dem see food eat while the persecution is going on.and all this politicians go get 20yrs sentence

Just look at the amount of money we are talking about, this is money meant for our present and the future yet these thieves shared it without any regards for the masses. I'm not contented with just inviting them or charging them to court, if there is sufficient evidence I want them to face firing squad!