Multiple residential houses located in the highbrow Ikoyi area of Lagos state, allegedly owned by Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, have been sealed off by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
In a reactionary statement by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President, Saraki insisted that the action of the EFCC was a witch-hunt.
According to him, the property in question had been investigated by the commission several times in the past.
Last week, EFCC confirmed reports that it had opened a fresh investigation into Saraki’s stewardship as Senate President as well as a probe of his earnings as governor from 2003 – 2011.
Replying to Saraki’s allegations that the ongoing probe was a witch hunt, the acting EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, in a statement in Abuja said the politician was not above the law, noting that the commission was obligated by law to enthrone probity and accountability in the governance space, a duty it claimed to have pursued without ill-will or malice against anyone.
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