EFCC Interrogates Godwin Obla, The Lawyer Who Paid N5 Million Into Account Linked To Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia

Agents of the Economic and monetary Crimes Commission (EFCC) have started questioning Godwin Obla, a senior professional and former prosecuting attorney to the anti-corruption agency, in reference to irregular payments to some judges WHO ar targets of AN current probe of corruption
within the judicial sector.

EFCC sources told our correspondent that man. Obla received the commission’s city workplace this afternoon in response to a summons by the anti-graft agency.

EFCC agents ar specifically interrogating man. Obla in relevancy AN allegation that he paid N5 million to a Federal supreme court, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. Our supply at the commission aforementioned that the professional funneled the money to the decide through a corporation within which the embattled decide has AN interest.

Earlier, the decide had told EFCC investigators WHO questioned her that the payment was half payment for a property she claimed to own sold-out to the professional in Abuja for the add of N40 million. She reportedly explicit that the important estate deal passed someday in 2015.

However, one amongst our sources disclosed that man. Obla's responses throughout today’s interrogation contradicted the judge's claims. The supply quoted the professional as telling investigators that the money he paid to the decide was meant for getting building materials, specifically iron rods, for a building he was putt up in Abuja. He reportedly denied that the money was for getting any property.

According to the supply, Mr. Obla explained that, throughout one amongst his journeys to city, he saw the decide WHO had been his up to date at university. He explicit that, within the course of conversations, the decide disclosed that she knew wherever he might get building materials in city at sensible costs. He added that Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia then gave him the name and account variety of a corporation to alter him to order the building materials. He told investigators that he paid the money and also the product were equipped.

When investigators asked him to supply the merchant’s name, a receipt for the dealings and proof of delivery of the products, Mr. Obla aforementioned he couldn't keep in mind the name of the monger or his location. He conjointly did not manufacture any receipt or delivery note for the dealings.

However, EFCC agents aforementioned that they had confirmed that the account into that the professional paid the add of N5 million belonged to a corporation closely-held by the decide and her youngsters. Investigators suspect that the registered company, that wasn't proverbial to be engaged within the sale of building materials or the other viable business, was sneakily got wind of for the aim of reposition payoff of graft. identical company has been known in alternative questionable monetary transactions derived to the decide.

One of our sources aforementioned EFCC interrogators were still cookery man. Obla, adding that it had been unlikely that the professional would be discharged these days.