EFCC invites Fani-Kayode, Odumakin over fake news on CJN Onnoghen
January 16, 2019

Samuel Ogundipe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that two politicians who circulated a fake news on Tuesday would be questioned today.

Tony Orilade, a spokesperson for the anti-graft office, said the news could injure the country’s interest and said Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin would have to explain their action.

Mr Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister, posted a tweet Tuesday afternoon that EFCC operatives had surrounded the residence of the Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen.

Mr Odumakin, an Afenifere chieftain, also posted a video saying he had learnt of the EFCC’ move against the top jurist.

Both claims turned out false by Tuesday night, with Mr Onnoghen himself denying the claim.

Mr Onnoghen is facing allegations of false asset filings with the Code of Conduct Bureau.

Mr Orilade, who spoke at the conference of Online Publishers Association of Nigeria which is underway in Abuja, said if both men failed to disclose useful information, they may not be released on time.

Mr Fani-Kayode is of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Mr Odumakin is a civic rights activist, who leans towards the PDP.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/306038-just-in-efcc-invites-fani-kayode-odumakin-over-fake-news-on-cjn-onnoghen.html

These rogues should be taught a lesson and made a scapegoat so as to serve as deterrent to other fake news peddlers.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mDi2zGa5Dw

Nice one... Let's end the spread of fake news once and for all..

NB....Odumakin is not a civic rights activist but a Pdp apologist

livelymatilda22:
Nice one... Let's end the spread of fake news once and for all..

NB....Odumakin is not a civic rights activist but a Pdp apologist

I agree. Odumakin is a rogue

Good. Let them go defend themselves. I hope their cheerleading e-piglets will be there with them for moral and legal support.

Good idea!! Too much of fake news nowadays

They can as well use one stone to kill two birds by checking if he's gat a yam in the barn.......If u know u know

Let them go and defend themselves. Why spreading fake news?

But wait oo,,is EFCC incharge of prosecuting an hate speech?

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File a law suit against them and demand 10billion or they go to jail. Fani kayode have been spreading fake news for long .he must be made a scape goat . Efcc should also keep their eyes on Timi Frank too he has been spreading fake news since

Nice move...

Rwanda genocide didn't just happen, cretins like these visionless men gathered the firewood to set the fire.

Misplaced priority! And when have it become the responsibility of the EFCC to do this even if the alleged "blackmail" was against it?

EFCC investigate Ganduje, then go ahead to prosecute Lawal Babachir, Abba Kyari, Mikanti Baru, Prof.Yusuf (NHIS), Aisha/Yusuf Buhari, Oshiomole, Akpabio, Uduaghan, OUK etc among the many indicted persons on this corrupt government.

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modath:
Nice move. Rwanda genocide didn't just happen, cretins like these visionless men gathered the firewood to set the fire.

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Yeah! It's only be a "nice move" to you hypocrites because only a man that have killed with a machete that will morbidly fears another coming close to him with same.

Guess it was the same "fake news/hate speech" the APC used heavily to blackmail the past govt wherein:

-They wrote the US to request it does not sell same heavy weaponry to the then Jonathan govt citing it will be used for human right abuses.

Ironically, the same APC govt is requesting for the armament in the onslaught against their "technically defeated" BH today even with a worst form of human right abuses?

-Same APC raised the allegation that a harmless movement of cash in a secret mission by Isreali arms merchants to help purchase same weapons for Nigerian troops usage was misconstrued by APC propaganda as an illicit cash transfer?

This lead to an illegal seizure of the said cash that was reluctantly released by the SA with the then APC opposition even citing that Asari Dokubo was on board the mission which was a complete fallacy?

-What can you say about the repeated lies the APC-led government have told Nigerians esp.the phantom victories/gaffes/defeats in the war against the BH insurgency that have been consistently bursted to be completely untrue?

- What about the recurrent fake news being peddled but that have equally bursted by the likes of Lai Mohammed, Laurreta Onochie, Festus Keyamo, Tolu Ogunlesi among the APC propaganda machines?

- What about the "El-Rufai snipper" conspiracy propaganda?

Fani and odumakin should send to jail without trial.

helinues:
Let them go and defend themselves. Why spreading fake news?

But wait oo,,is EFCC incharge of prosecuting an hate speech?

this is not hate speech,
is a fake news to Dent the image of efcc, the damage is against efcc.

That wasn't Kayode's first time of spreading fake news, he should be made to write undertaken that he will not post fake news again and if he does be should face the full wrath of law.

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buharitill2023:
This is not hate speech,is a fake news to Dent the image of efcc, the damage is against efcc.

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And where was it specified in the EFCC act or mandate?