OBANIKORO COUGHS OUT #100.4m TO THE EFCC

Obanikoro supposedly discounts N100.4m to EFCC, may recover flexibility 

Beset previous Minister of State for Defense, Musiliu Obanikoro, has allegedly discounted N100.4 million out of the N785 million an organization, Sylvan McNamara constrained connected to him, got from the previous National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. 

The Nation reports that Obanikoro who has been in EFCC care since October nineteenth, might be discharged after the N100.4 million he discounted has been affirmed by the antigraft organization. 

An EFCC agent who talked on state of secrecy said "After numerous days of foot-dragging, the ex-Minister has paid back N100.4million out of about N785million purportedly gathered from the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) by Sylvan McNamara Limited, an organization which was professedly connected to him. I think we may concede him safeguard to give him an opportunity to search for the adjust of the money. We are attempting to check the administration account he paid into and we need to affirm the installment. We may discharge him any minute from now after the affirmation. This, be that as it may, does not imply that we are dropping any charges against him. Our goal is as a matter of first importance to recoup the illicit assets. The choice on his trial will rely on upon the survey of his case and the degree to which he is at risk. You know the ex-Minister has conceded flying over N1.299billion to Akure in two transports for Governor Ayodele Fayose. The money was gathered by Fayose's partner, Abiodun Agbele, who is at present on trial. Obanikoro likewise admitted that he actually gave $5.377m (N60m then) money to Fayose. He conceded on promise that he was utilized to siphon open assets implied for arms buy. These are all criminal offenses which are deserving of the country's laws. The declarations of Obanikoro will hurry his trial and progressing arraignment of the considerable number of suspects embroiled in the arms money." 

Obanikoro in his announcement to the EFCC, had asserted that N3.880 billion out of the N4.75 billion he gathered from Dasuki, was given to Ekiti state representative, Ayo Fayose, to fix the state governorship decision in June 2014 for PDP. Obanikoro likewise claimed that he gave over $5.377m (N60m then) money to Fayose at Spotless Hotel, Ado-Ekiti within the sight of the previous Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Dr. Tope Aluko, and other gathering stalwarts. Fayose has since expelled this charge, blaming the Federal government for needing to rope him into the case by all methods conceivable since he is constantly exceptionally condemning of the Buhari-drove adminisitration. 

Remarking on Fayose's disavowal, the EFCC source said "The senator is simply showing off due to the invulnerability he appreciates. He by and by conceded gathering cash from Zenith Bank as a crusade blessing. His partner, Agbele, reeled out how houses were purchased from the N1.299billion brought by Obanikoro. What's more, the ex-Minister has at last nailed him with his announcement on pledge. Fayose has a date with the court. It is simply a question of time. In two years, he will be in the dock to represent the agreements he executed in the ONSA to have earned such slush reserves".

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