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LITERALLY fuming on Monday, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka demanded the Barrest and detention of everyone directly or indirectly indicted in the alleged scam involving the Mambilla power project.
He was speaking to the arrest and detention of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in the long-running Mambilla saga.
The literary icon was particularly riled by a statement he credited to the chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede that only President Bola Tinubu could order the release of Agunloye.
Querying the decision of the anti-graft agency to declare Agunloye wanted when the former minister had been visible in public, Soyinka said, “Olu Agunloye has pursued his movements openly to the extent of being present and photographed at my sister’s funeral on December 8. He did not appear in disguise, did not sneak in and out
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“He functioned as any normal human being at an event at which the Press was present. Less than thirty-six hours later, he was declared WANTED: If that was an EFCC joke, it was in extremely bad taste, obviously designed for Social Media sensationalism, not for any serious crimesolving commitment.
“Nonetheless, Agunloye, as a dutiful citizen, issued a statement on his visibility and ready compliance. He promised to show up at the EFCC offices in Abuja the following day. He appeared, and was promptly arrested and detained.
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