Senator Musiliu Obanikoro
Fraud invesigators attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC have uncovered how a mind-blogging sum of N4.7 billion
of transferred from the Office of the National Security Adviser under
Sambo Dasuki to Ekiti State to fund the 2012 gubernatorial election of
the current Governor, Ayodele Fayose.
According to a report on Punch, an officer of the Nigerian Navy,
Lt.-Cdr Olumide Adewale who served under the ex Minister of State for
Defence Senator Musiliu Obanikoro confessed to ferrying N4.7 billion to
Akure in Ondo State which he handed over to a trusted ally of Fayose
named Abiodun Agbele.
According to the anti-graft agency, the money was part of the N4.7bn that was paid into Obanikoro’s sons’ company account, Sylvan McNamara, on the instructions of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
Adewale, who was in charge of Obanikoro’s security for about a year, told the EFCC that everything he did was under the strict instructions of his boss.
He told investigators that on June 16, 2014, barely a week to the Ekiti State governorship election, he, alongside Obanikoro, departed the ex-minister’s Park View home in Ikoyi, Lagos, and headed for the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The naval officer told detectives that on getting to the airport, he met Obanikoro’s son, Gbolahan. He said Gbolahan and the former minister had a brief meeting after which a bullion van arrived at the private wing of the airport.
Adewale told the EFCC operatives that Gbolahan then directed some men at the airport to offload the money from the bullion van and load it unto the aircraft. The entire activity was said to have been captured on CCTV.
A detective of the anti-graft agency quoted Adewale as saying, “The flight was delayed for about an hour. Later, a bullion van pulled into the hangar where the chartered flight was. Shortly after, Gbolahan ensured that some bags were offloaded unto the plane. I later boarded the flight with Obanikoro and his friend, Dr. Tunde Oshinowo (a PDP chieftain and a mutual friend of Obanikoro and Fayose).”
The EFCC detectives told a correspondent that on getting to the Akure airport, Obanikoro was welcomed by Mr. Abiodun Agbele who had since been arrested by the commission.
Adewale confirmed that Obanikoro was welcomed at the airport by a politician. He told investigators that he did not know the name of the person but could recognise the person.
According to the anti-graft agency, the money was part of the N4.7bn that was paid into Obanikoro’s sons’ company account, Sylvan McNamara, on the instructions of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
Adewale, who was in charge of Obanikoro’s security for about a year, told the EFCC that everything he did was under the strict instructions of his boss.
He told investigators that on June 16, 2014, barely a week to the Ekiti State governorship election, he, alongside Obanikoro, departed the ex-minister’s Park View home in Ikoyi, Lagos, and headed for the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The naval officer told detectives that on getting to the airport, he met Obanikoro’s son, Gbolahan. He said Gbolahan and the former minister had a brief meeting after which a bullion van arrived at the private wing of the airport.
Adewale told the EFCC operatives that Gbolahan then directed some men at the airport to offload the money from the bullion van and load it unto the aircraft. The entire activity was said to have been captured on CCTV.
A detective of the anti-graft agency quoted Adewale as saying, “The flight was delayed for about an hour. Later, a bullion van pulled into the hangar where the chartered flight was. Shortly after, Gbolahan ensured that some bags were offloaded unto the plane. I later boarded the flight with Obanikoro and his friend, Dr. Tunde Oshinowo (a PDP chieftain and a mutual friend of Obanikoro and Fayose).”
The EFCC detectives told a correspondent that on getting to the Akure airport, Obanikoro was welcomed by Mr. Abiodun Agbele who had since been arrested by the commission.
Adewale confirmed that Obanikoro was welcomed at the airport by a politician. He told investigators that he did not know the name of the person but could recognise the person.
Meanwhile, Fayose has denied any financial links with Dasuki who
has been incarcerated for months on the allegations of diverting funds
for the arms deal to combat Boko Haram.
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