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$2.2m seized cash: Former NHIS boss turns himself in to EFCC

August 7, 2015

EFCC launches massive manhunt for sacked Nigerian official over $2.1 million cash seized at Lagos airport

A former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, Olufemi Thomas, accused of money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has turned himself in after the commission threatened to declare him wanted.
Mr. Thomas arrived the EFCC office around 10 a.m. Friday, and was questioned by the commission’s operatives.

A source at the commission confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Thomas was later released on administrative bail at about 2 p.m.
The EFCC had on Wednesday threatened to declare Mr. Thomas wanted over $2,198,900 cash seized from Ibiteye Bamidele, a bureau de change operator, arrested at the Lagos airport.
Mr. Bamidele named the NHIS boss as the owner of the cash. He was later handed over to the EFCC on July 8, for further investigation.
The EFCC said efforts to locate Mr. Thomas were futile, hence its decision to declare wanted.
But Mr. Thomas came out from hiding Friday, saying he was not on the run.

Also, Mr. Thomas’s media aide, Sola Adeyemi, in a statement had described his boss as a “thoroughbred professional and dutiful public servant” who would not stand in the face of the law.

“Dr. Femi Thomas is a law-abiding public individual that has treatable addresses in Lagos and Ekiti. He is a man that I work with and I know him for his words and actions. As I speak, we are yet to receive any formal invitation from any quarter on the allegation,” Mr. Adeyemi said.
He added, “For the avoidance of doubt, my boss is not on the run, he is in Nigeria, he is available and ready to present himself to the EFCC as soon as he is invited.”

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/188017-2-2m-seized-cash-former-nhis-boss-turns-himself-in-to-efcc.html

Good

Ok

Wailers where una da

Oya money don dey gather for ground.


Yet someone will say stealing is not corruption

Since 2011 EFCC has been sleeping, PMB just wake them up, after 4years of sleeping and snoring.

EFCC is coming back o. In full force.

Same institution. Same people. Same country.

The only thing that has changed is the President.

Na wa o

Stealing is now corruption.

Imortal001:
.

How can you post a dot as a comment?

Na by force to comment?

Na people like you go finish Nairaland

Wow! So much corruption.

Activa:
How can you post a dot as a comment?
Na by force to comment?
Na people like you go finish Nairaland

You dey follow me like flies ni?

clear conscience fear no accusations, abeg come out

President Muhammadu Buhari, restoring sanity to the system since May 29, 2015

A source at the commission confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Thomas was later released on administrative bail at about 2 p.m.

So should we celebrate this?

My sai buhari is doing it. Now corruption is now a crime

Now, Stealing is corruption

barcanista:
So should we celebrate this?

buhari is a joke

Activa:
EFCC is coming back o. In full force.

Same institution. Same people. Same country.

The only thing that has changed is the President.

Na wa o

Stealing is no longer corruption.

Yes, stealing is no longer corruption.

likila:
buhari is a joke

This administration is a joke

barcanista:
This administration is a joke

Disappointing comment from someone I deemed respectable

What a joke, someone who stole so much is sitting down comfortably in his house.

Buhari is not yet serious about fighting kworruption

And what exactly is the Joke here?

The guy is finished!

Activa:
EFCC is coming back o. In full force.

Same institution. Same people. Same country.

The only thing that has changed is the President.

Na wa o

Stealing is no longer NOW corruption.

Fixed.

barcanista:
So should we celebrate this?

Fish brain, he has a right to his freedom. If he was not released, you would have made a stewpid thread about violating his rights.

He will surely be taken in for trial at the right time.

PassingShot:
Fixed.

Thanks

Activa:
Thanks

Pleasure.

Ok