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| Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro |
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
on Tuesday stormed the Ikoyi, Lagos home of a former Minister of State for
Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
The operatives seized some vital documents, vehicles and
other valuables.
Punch reported that the raid was connected with several
allegations of fraud levelled against Obanikoro
and his two sons – Babajide and
Gbolahan.
It was learnt that the operatives stormed the house, located
at Layi Ajayi Bembe Street in Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, where they searched the
entire premises.
The commission had said it traced N4.75bn to a company,
Sylvan McNamara Limited, in which Obanikoro’s sons allegedly have interest.
Both Gbolahan and Babajide Obanikoro, sources disclosed, as
directors of the company, were also signatories to its account until 2014 when
one Olalekan Ogunseye was made the sole signatory to the account.
However, the media aide to the ex-minister, Mr. Jonathan
Eze, alleged that the officials of the EFCC harassed innocent kids,
daughters-in-law and other extended family members in the house.
He added that they took away cars, wristwatches and other
valuables from the house during the raid.
Eze, in a statement on Tuesday, said, ‘‘This is against the
fact that the anti- graft agency has never invited the ex-minister or any of
his sons for questioning beyond the tirade and allegations its operatives have
been propagating in the media space.”
He further said the vehicles driven away were cars and
trucks bought since 2006 when Obanikoro served as an ambassador.
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