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fergie001:
Ayodele Oke



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On February 7/2019, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a warrant for the arrest of Oke and his wife Folasade following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Just before they were due to appear in court, they apparently left the country for "medical treatment," and the Nigeria media is not reporting where they are now. The EFCC further declared the couple wanted after their failure to respond to a court summons.

They were charged with the theft and laundering of staggering amounts of public money. One of the EFCC charges relates to roughly $43 million, £28 thousand, and ₦23 million—all in cash—that the EFCC found in their apartment in Lagos in 2017 following a raid. Another charge relates to $160 million that the couple allegedly diverted from the FG for their own use.

In 2017, Oke was suspended as Director General of the NIA. Vice president Yemi Osibaijo headed a committee that investigated the incident and recommended to President Buhari that the he be removed.

The EFCC withdrew the charges in June 2023, less than one month after President Tinubu took oath of office.

Impecca:
Tinubu is the owner of that money. He instigated EFCC prosecutor head to withdraw the case immediately he assumed office as the president. The intelligence gathered about the money got to the Presidency in 2017 under buhari and the man escaped justice and fled the country with his wife until Tinubu assumed office, that was when he returned.

MaziObinnaokija:
is PAPA OSELOKA's a Saint ? Nah qwesion i ask oo

fergie.001:
Ayodele Oke

1. Ambassador Ayo Oke was sacked as the Director General of Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, October 30, 2017.

2. Amb. Oke was appointed DG NIA by then President Goodluck Jonathan on November 7, 2013. He succeeded Ezekiel Olaniyi Oladeji.

3. He hails from Oyo State.

4. He studied economics and political science at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia in the United States.

5. He was previously the Director (Regions) at the headquarters of the NIA, before his appointment to head the agency.

6. Ambassador Oke is a career diplomat who was formerly at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.

7. In April 2017, he was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari after Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials raided an apartment at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos (which he later described as a ‘safe house’) and found US$43.4 million, and nearly £27,800 and some N23million Naira ($75,000) at the empty flat.


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On February 7/2019, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a warrant for the arrest of Oke and his wife Folasade following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Just before they were due to appear in court, they apparently left the country for "medical treatment," and the Nigeria media is not reporting where they are now. The EFCC further declared the couple wanted after their failure to respond to a court summons.

They were charged with the theft and laundering of staggering amounts of public money. One of the EFCC charges relates to roughly $43 million, £28 thousand, and ₦23 million—all in cash—that the EFCC found in their apartment in Lagos in 2017 following a raid. Another charge relates to $160 million that the couple allegedly diverted from the FG for their own use.

In 2017, Oke was suspended as Director General of the NIA. Vice president Yemi Osinbajo headed a committee that investigated the incident and recommended to President Buhari that the he be removed.

The EFCC withdrew the charges in June 2023, less than one month after President Tinubu took oath of office.

Holluwhakemmy:
What I read about him wasn't encouraging, this is a pure looter

Ofunaofu:
You keep avoiding the question

The Tinubu government will come to an end, o.

And I hope you all know that you have lost any moral standing to criticize any other government going forward.

MaziObinnaokija:
u are confused..

Ofunaofu:
You're far more confused.

MaziObinnaokija:
Kip wasting ur time on Papa OSELOKA, ALAGULU OF AGULU LAND. 2027 nor sure for am

Ofunaofu:
Is today sure for you?

Beremx:
Na wa for Tinubu o!!!!

I clicked to read profile and I shake my head.

So no credible person for the appointment from SW? Must it be someone with criminal record? Imagine such a criminal as an ambassador.

O ga o!!!

MaziObinnaokija:
Eno sure say u go c tomorrow

fergie001:
The Buhari Govt cited National Security as reason.

Ofunaofu:
Okija shrine, is today sure for you?

otipoju:
You see all these people, they belong to the same secret culture. They are obliged to protect and assist each other. If una like cry from now till tomorrow...they don't care. Since you are not a part of their society, your opinion does not count at all.

Governance for them is to reward each other...the welfare of the populace is not a concern at all.

Tinubu set up in helped organize , gave a corporate face and entrench the Agbero system in Lagos which is basically the organized crime of extorting the less privileged and powerless in Lagos.

Bus drivers, petty traders pay exorbitant undocumented fees every blessed day in Lagos. Failure to pay could lead to death.

And you want that man to enact and drive people friendly policies. A mafia boss whose God is money.

I wish Nigeria well.

fergie001:
Ayodele Oke



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On February 7/2019, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a warrant for the arrest of Oke and his wife Folasade following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Just before they were due to appear in court, they apparently left the country for "medical treatment," and the Nigeria media is not reporting where they are now. The EFCC further declared the couple wanted after their failure to respond to a court summons.

They were charged with the theft and laundering of staggering amounts of public money. One of the EFCC charges relates to roughly $43 million, £28 thousand, and ₦23 million—all in cash—that the EFCC found in their apartment in Lagos in 2017 following a raid. Another charge relates to $160 million that the couple allegedly diverted from the FG for their own use.

In 2017, Oke was suspended as Director General of the NIA. Vice president Yemi Osibaijo headed a committee that investigated the incident and recommended to President Buhari that the he be removed.

The EFCC withdrew the charges in June 2023, less than one month after President Tinubu took oath of office.

Konquest:
I don't have the time to start rehashing Ayo Oke's full story which is has been in the public domain for those who are internet-savvy enough. BUT you can read these two articles right BELOW to get a proper hang about how the EFCC (with the full knowledge of the former President Muhammadu Buhari) dropped the charges against Ayo Oke after Ayo Oke conclusively showed Magu (who was the EFCC boss as of 2017) that the 43 million kept in a safe haven apartment on Ikoyi Island as of 2017 was NOT from the proceeds of "crime or corruption" BUT for the official covert intelligence gathering operations of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) which is the equivalent of the CIA dealing largely with international intelligence operations. The DSS deals more with Nigerian-basef intelligence operations.

A lot of the young posters casting IRRESPONSIBLE aspersions and negative comments on this thread about Ayo Oke are majorly recognizable monikers of those from the South East of Nigeria (and the other thread created on Ayo Oke's profile by that moderator) who have an agenda to relentlessly defame and demonize the current Nigerian President based on their usual tribalistic biases.

Unknown to these insidious posters who don't read widely enough, the former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency Ayo Oke had long been exhonerated of ANY crimes even before the former President Muhammadu Buhari left. So, it wasn't even President 'Bola Tinubu that had a hand in the EFCC exhonerating and dropping the charges against Ayo Oke.


https://www.nairaland.com/3782790/ikoyigate-osinbajo-panel-may-free

https://www.thecable.ng/icymi-ikoyi-43m-affair-ends-as-efcc-withdraws-court-case-on-national-security-grounds/

otipoju:
You have a point. But my point is equally valid. There is always a true version of events and the version the government decides to put out for whatever reason.

Recently, it was alleged in the public domain that there was an attempted coup comprised of mainly middle belt and northern military men.

Arrests were made, Service chiefs were changed, but till today,the statehouse did not acknowledge the coup and said the arrests were for indiscipline.

So while I do not dispute the veracity of your argument, my "protect and reward brothers" assertion is also very valid.

In Nigeria corruption cases come and go depending on your relationship with the current holders of executive power.

Obanikoro, Orji Kalu, Lamido Sanusi, Ganduje are all examples.

ShoeMarket:
You reappointed a man that was suspended for gross misconduct. Anybody supporting Tinubu should be ashamed of him or herself. Period.