This Is Why We Can Not Arrest Oshiomhole – EFCC

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Following the suit lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja by Edo State based cleric and activist, Bishop Osadolor Ochei, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ochei, has urged the court to declare that EFCC has a mandatory duty to investigate allegations of financial recklessness against the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. As reported on Vanguard, Ochei alleged that Oshiomhole while in office as Edo state governor, acquired properties in United States of America, South Africa and Dubai worth billions of U.S. dollars and far in excess of his legitimate income. However, the EFCC has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit against Oshiomole. The commission submitted: “That investigation of cases is a holistic process which entails time, resources, inter-agency cooperation, interview of different persons and gathering of evidence over a long period of time depending on the nature of the case and other variables.” “That Respondent is not under obligation to report or give account of its investigations to any individual or under a timeline within which to carry out its functions.” Photo Credit: Getty

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