EFCC Arrest Obasanjo, Tinubu, both to face trial on Monday.
It was a mild drama at Muritala Mohammed International Airport today around 2:30pm Nigeria time when DSS and EFCC officers arrest former president Olusegun Obasanjo on his way out of the country.
The former president who was said to wear a white Agbada with a black shoe was arrested by DSS with Hand cuff in his hand the moment he arrived at the airport this afternoon.
As at time of filling this report, former Governor of Lagos state Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was also said to have been arrested by DSS at his residence no 26, Bourdilion road, Ikoyi Lagos.
The main reason for the arrest of these two prominent politician is yet to be Known but our source has it that EFCC and ICPC has sent different letters of invitation to former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Tinubu due to different sorts of allegations which was leveled against them but they refused to yield to their request.
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo was said to have being involved in Harlibuton bribery case and according to the on going Investigation by the National assembly on power sector, an underground source has it that the former president was said to have embezzled 570billion naira which was budgeted for the power sector from 2005-2007.
According to our conversation with one of the EFCC officer who refused to reveal his name, he stated that Tinubu was said to have embelzzled 63billion from 1999-2007 when he was the former Governor of Lagos state.
According to the source,Tinubu, his wife and his Lawyer are presently at EFCC headquarters in Abuja and the interrogation has commenced immediately.
The arrest of the two prominent politician is due to president Muhammadu Buhari's Zero tolerance to corruption and his determinations to fight corruption not minding whose ox is gored.
As I was reading this news in my dream, my friend just tapped me & said; "babe you are dosing off & snoring, go & sleep in ur room "Na so I just waka jeje
Written by: Nkechi Nwosu
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