NAIJA NEWS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded to the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over its decision to withhold the identity of the owner of a recently recovered estate.
Naija News reported that the EFCC had on Monday announced the recovery of 753 duplexes and other apartments on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja.
Sowore, while reacting to the development, accused the EFCC of being afraid of ‘big thieves’, unlike the treatment melted at suspects, who are Yahoo boys.
In response, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement issued on Tuesday titled, ‘Sowore and Co-Travellers’ Tantrums against EFCC’s Landmark Recovery’ stated that its actions were guided by the legal framework governing forfeiture proceedings and a commitment to professionalism.
Oyewale disclosed that actionable intelligence led to investigations into the estate, stressing that…