EFCC Obtains Remand Warrant For Ofili-Ajumogobia, Godwin Obla

 
The Economic and money Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a remand warrant to detain Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, the embattled decide defendant of anti-graft connected offences, and Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Federal Republic of Nigeria (SAN) and former official of the
commission, for more investigation of the allegations against them.

Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia and Mr. Obla square measure to stay in EFCC’s custody for successive fourteen days. A supply at the EFCC aforesaid the agency may obtain to increase the warrant if the investigation is uncompleted throughout that point. In another situation, the suspects could also be arraigned before then, betting on progress created within the investigation.

Mr. Obla is defendant of wiring a N5million bribe to Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia. He reportable to the EFCC’s workplace in city 2 days past to be interrogated on the matter.

The decide had denied the bribe allegation, stating that the total was half payment for a true estate deal between them, a claim that contradicted that of Mr. Obla, United Nations agency had told EFCC that the money was meant for a few building materials.

None of them may give any proof to support their contradictory claim, and because the investigation has continued , Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia has reportable to the EFCC a day.

Recently, SaharaReporters reportable that Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia took the anti-graft agency on a wild goose chase to Republic of Benin town and Asaba to indicate the agency a non-existent property she had claimed her mother left to her.

It was additionally reportable that the judge’s brother, Mr. Donald Ofili, indicted the decide of asking him to deceive investigators that the $120k wired to her were issue of rental fees.

Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia had been on body bail since she reportable herself to the EFCC’s custody when a amount of taking part in hide and go seek. However, on the come from the wild goose chase she junction rectifier the agency on to Edo and Delta States, and also the resulting discovery of 5 phones she had hid from commission officers throughout the two-day trip, the agency determined to hunt revocation of her privileges, resulting in the warrant for her remand.