{"id":93239,"date":"2022-03-25T20:41:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93239"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:41:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:41:07","slug":"group-gives-efcc-7-days-ultimatum-to-arrest-prosecute-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/group-gives-efcc-7-days-ultimatum-to-arrest-prosecute-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Gives EFCC 7 days Ultimatum To Arrest, Prosecute Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1728300248235150364\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Civil Rights Group, Concerned Nigerians, has given the Economic &amp; Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a 7-day ultimatum to initiate criminal charges against presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe group in a letter signed by its convener, Deji Adeyanju, recalled that it had written a petition to the EFCC in 2019 to investigate the appearance of bullion vans in the compound of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Adeyanju accused the anti-graft agency of \u2018selective prosecution of suspects\u2019 since it has refused to investigate the source of money being conveyed in a Bullion Van into Tinubu\u2019s house but recently arrested the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.<\/p>\n<p>The letter read, \u201cYou will recall that on the 25th day of October 2019, we submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C), requesting an investigation into the appearance of bullion vans in the compound of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of the 2019 elections. The petition is herein attached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we note that more than two years after the petition was received and acknowledged by the E.F.C.C, the commission is yet to prosecute Bola Ahmed Tinubu or in the alternative, issue us with a copy of its investigation report. Ironically, in the intervening period between our first letter and this reminder, the commission has investigated several high-profile suspects, mainly of the opposition stock, and even charged some to Court. Just recently, the Commission arrested the former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Willie Obiano, and leaked a video of him under the E.F.C.C\u2019s custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, therefore, wonder, why is the commission unwillingly to investigate and prosecute Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu? The only conclusion we can arrive at is that the commission engages in selective prosecution of suspects, contrary to the clear dictates of the law. It is important to remind the commission that section 1 of the Money Laundering (prohibition) Act states that no person or body corporate shall, except in a transaction through a financial institution, make or accept a cash payment of a sum exceeding N5,000,000 (in the case of an individual) or N10,000,000 (in the case of a body corporate).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may note that the present government rode on to power on an \u201canti-corruption mantra\u201d. It is ironic to note that the commission is unwilling to investigate and prosecute one of the government\u2019s major backers, contrary to the president\u2019s stance on total anti-corruption fight, irrespective of whose ox is gored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSequel to the foregoing, we, hereby, demand that the commission initiates criminal charges against Mr. Ahmed Bola Tinubu or send us its investigation report on our earlier petition (in the event that the commission finds him innocent), within seven working days from the receipt of this letter.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPlease take note that if our demand is not complied with within seven working days from the receipt of this letter, we shall approach a court of competent jurisdiction, seeking an order compelling the commission to perform its statutory duties\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil Rights Group, Concerned Nigerians, has given the Economic &amp; Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a 7-day ultimatum to initiate criminal charges against presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 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