The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to the alarm purportedly raised by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at Wednesday May 3 plenary of the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The distinguished Senator alleged that there were plots by the Commission to set him up by planting monies and guns in his residence.

Ekweremadu who claimed that he was tipped off about the purported plot by an “EFCC covert investigative journalist” privy to the design, told his colleagues that the agency had secured a warrant and plans to stormed his home on May 6, 2017, under the guise that it was working on information provided by a whistle blower regarding "huge amount of money of (sic) currency in the apartment said to be belonging to you Ike Ekweremadu.” He said going by the script of plot he is to be arrested, detained for three weeks and charged to court while his constituents would be mobilized to protest and seek his recall from the National Assembly!

The Commission wishes to state in very strong terms that it is not aware of any plot to set up Ekweremadu for any arrest. If any agency is plotting to plant monies and guns in Ekweremadu’s residence, it is certainly not the EFCC as such antics are alien to the Commission.

Nevertheless, the Commission is worried by the alarm and the fact that the highly-regarded Deputy President of the Nigerian senate would go public with such unverified information without first double-checking with the Commission. This is not only very strange but smacks of a scripted propaganda campaign to distract the Commission by putting it on the defensive.

It must be emphatically stated for the benefit of Senator Ekweremadu and others who share similar misconception and jaundiced views of the EFCC, that the Commission does not need any grand plot to arrest and prosecute him if he is found to have violated any law that EFCC enforces. He does not belong in the category of public officers that enjoy immunity from arrest and prosecution by law enforcement agencies.

Once again, the alleged plot by EFCC to raid Senator Ekweremadu's house on May 6 2017, exists only in the very fertile imagination of the Distinguished Deputy Senate President's questionable "source", whom he claims is "Close to the EFCC".

The Commission’s candid advice to Ekweremadu is to sleep easy if he is not involved in the looting spree that seems to be the pastime of many Nigerians in the corridors of power. Let it be known however, that there will be no amount of scare-mongering that will dissuade the EFCC from vigorously enforcing its mandate to rid Nigeria of corruption.

Source: https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/latest-nigerian-news/2017/05/03/its-a-lie-efcc-reply-ekweremadu/

"The Commission’s candid advice to Ekweremadu is to sleep easy if he is not involved in the looting spree that seems to be the pastime of many Nigerians in the corridors of power."

@Bold, EFCC always have a way of replying to anyone who accuse them wrongly.

Kai! Ekweremadu would be sleeping with one eye open for the next 3days

I have told him to go bout his job and fear not if he's clean and I also advised him to sue you (efcc) if you ransack his house unlawfully with evidence... Cause he was crying like a baby....this morning that you would come to his house soon....
#Adoke, wike now Ik are up with a single#"EFCC want to plant in my house"

I don't blame EKWEREMADU, Things that happen in Nigeria politics are frightening, ALAMIEYESEIGHA was smartly set up by OBASANJO and everybody believed OBASANJO was fighting corruption, Nigeria politicians are too corrupt that they fight their enemy with which ever way they can...now that EKWEREMADU has cried out, EFCC (and their Grand Master) will trade with caution while dealing with His case

Please how do I blow whistle?

Efcc must you reply everything?
We know what this people are up to. This are the desperados.

Corrupt politicians vs incompetent agency trying to confuse the already weakened citizens.

Before Nko,
Did you expect them to own up to their dirty pranks?

The ever fearless EFCC under Magu.
We know d tactics of d likes of Ekweremadu.Unfortunately he has some brainless followers that wud defend his fear induced blackmail of his corrupt antecedents.
I know one day soon,d forged document him and Saraki used to mount d senate leadership,amongts his other corrupt deeds,will come to haunt him.

doctokwus:
The ever fearless EFCC under Magu.
We know d tactics of d likes of Ekweremadu.Unfortunately he has some brainless followers that wud defend his fear induced blackmail of his corrupt antecedents.
I know one day soon,d forged document him and Saraki used to mount d senate leadership,amongts his other corrupt deeds,will come to haunt him.

not when PDP takes over, saraki and co would hand-over the helms of affair to PDP.............................................

smartty68:
"The Commission’s candid advice to Ekweremadu is to sleep easy if he is not involved in the looting spree that seems to be the pastime of many Nigerians in the corridors of power."

@Bold, EFCC always have a way of replying to anyone who accuse them wrongly.

Kai! Ekweremadu would be sleeping with one eye open for the next 3days

The sleep easy part got me.

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omenkaLives:


The sleep easy part got me.

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kenonze:
I think it will be imperative to sue all these politicians trying to weep up sentiment.
U cannot accuse a supposed Nobel government agency like that without fact.

In Nigeria you actually can and will go scot free. All that one needs to do is cry religious or ethnic persecution and he's home free!!

Is it possible for EFFC to enter a home and plant money successfully without being seen or this is just a plot to scare away EFCC or *i told you so* tactic if a whistle is blown at him?

When Lai is your mentor, everything becomes a Lie.

kenonze:
I think it will be imperative to sue all these politicians trying to weep up sentiment.
U cannot accuse a supposed Nobel government agency like that without fact.

Whip not weep up sentiment. Abi na cry dem dey cry?

Ekweremadu in the name of propaganda and jungle politics allowing his dignity and honour to be rubbished. Even a quack politician will not descend so low to be making such a childish allegation.

subtlemee:
Is it possible for EFFC to enter a home and plant money successfully without being seen or this is just a plot to scare away EFCC or *i told you so* tactic if a whistle is blown at him?

Especially according to his claim when the money is a huge cash and not some parcel. He probably thought the masses are fools.

But where is lalasticlala now?

Where d screenshots of the "epic" reply?

Marafaka knows he has cash at home, he's trying to gather sympathy before hand cos some brainless youths will bring banners and start protesting





He can't move it because he's being watched


If the ediots house goes up in flames then we know it's coverup


More importantly, EFCC will never leak information like that unless they want you to panic

. Finally if the tipoff is true then EFCC will come earlier than speculated time





It's common sense

Keep the lying continue .....

Ekewere madu,was yhis b4 the judas advert u guys sponsored or after? Trying to give efcc a bad name by force

EFCC deris God o

The greedy senator just blew his own whistle to deny poor Nigerians from benefitting from the 5% whistle blowing allowance.

Efcc Na buhari police

But there is no smoke without fire...

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doctokwus:
The ever fearless EFCC under Magu.
We know d tactics of d likes of Ekweremadu.Unfortunately he has some brainless followers that wud defend his fear induced blackmail of his corrupt antecedents.
I know one day soon,d forged document him and Saraki used to mount d senate leadership,amongts his other corrupt deeds,will come to haunt him.

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Nonsense as usual