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leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Iyiola
Omisore, was arrested for his alleged role in the #Dasukigate, the EFCC
has said.
Iyiola Omisore
Yesterday, it was reported
that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) arrested a former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, over N1.3billion from
funds pilfered from the office of the National Security Adviser to fund
and rig Governor Ayodele Fayose into office in 2014.
In an exclusive disclosure to Premium Times,
the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, said
Omisore was arrested and been grilled as part of investigation into a
case of receiving and misappropriating N700 million from the Office of
the National Security Adviser, between June and November, 2014.
The EFCC spokesperson said the commission secured a court warrant for Omisore who was arrested on Sunday morning in Abuja.
Recall that the EFCC in March, declared Omisore wanted for his
alleged roles in the scandal. In response, Omisore, who was the PDP
candidate in the last Osun governorship election, threatened to sue the
anti-graft agency for N500 million damages for defamation.
Omisore’s arrest occurs weeks after the EFCC froze the Zenith Bank
account of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti who was the PDP candidate in
Ekiti at the time Omisore was the party’s candidate in Osun.
While Gov. Fayose won his election and is the current governor, his
Osun counterpart lost his. Both men are believed to have benefitted
from the #Dasukigate during the time of their elections; an allegation
they’ve both denied.
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