The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied reports that is investigating the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.
The anti-graft agency was reacting to a report published by the Punch Newspaper.
The report has released a list of high profile names allegedly under investigation by the EFCC.
Some of those mentioned include Onnoghen, former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi and Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court.
The EFCC has now come out to deny the authencity of the list insisting it is not aware of its source.
A statement from the agency said, “The list, sighted by one of our correspondents via an EFCC source on Monday, was recently sent by the anti-graft agency to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), based on request.
“It is important to state that this report did not emanate from the EFCC and the allusion to “an EFCC source” is diversionary and mischievous.
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The anti-graft agency was reacting to a report published by the Punch Newspaper.
The report has released a list of high profile names allegedly under investigation by the EFCC.
Some of those mentioned include Onnoghen, former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi and Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court.
The EFCC has now come out to deny the authencity of the list insisting it is not aware of its source.
A statement from the agency said, “The list, sighted by one of our correspondents via an EFCC source on Monday, was recently sent by the anti-graft agency to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), based on request.
“It is important to state that this report did not emanate from the EFCC and the allusion to “an EFCC source” is diversionary and mischievous.
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EFCC says not investigating CJN, others
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