Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been barred from entering Akinwunmi Ambode’s house in Epe by his neighbours and kinsmen.
The EFCC stormed the house of the ex-governor as part of an investigation of his administration.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, some residents of Epe could be heard asking where the operatives of the EFCC were in a bid to chase them out of the community.
A woman was heard saying in Yoruba, “They were unable to do anything there. It is good they did not do anything.”
An individual recording the attempted raid said the EFCC operatives ran away, boasting that the people of Epe would not allow the commission to enter Ambode’s house.
He said, “You can see what is going on now, the Epe people did not allow them enter the house. They ran away.
“Epe people will not allow this, it will not happen, they all ran away. Live at Ambode’s house.”
However, the EFCC said it was acting within the confines of the law.
“It is instructive that his administration, like other former governors, is under investigation since they no longer constitutionally enjoy immunity against prosecution.
“Whatever the commission is presently doing with regards to the investigation is in line with its mandate and the rule of law,” it said.
The EFCC alleged it traced and froze N9.9 billion in three bank accounts domiciled in First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Access Bank, and Zenith Bank with numbers 5617984012, 0060949275 and 1011691254, respectively.
According to the commission, the accounts are managed by Adewale Adesanya, permanent secretary in the office of the chief of staff to the governor of the state on behalf of the state during Ambode’s administration.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been barred from entering Akinwunmi Ambode’s house in Epe by his neighbours and kinsmen.
The EFCC stormed the house of the ex-governor as part of an investigation of his administration.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, some residents of Epe could be heard asking where the operatives of the EFCC were in a bid to chase them out of the community.
A woman was heard saying in Yoruba, “They were unable to do anything there. It is good they did not do anything.”
An individual recording the attempted raid said the EFCC operatives ran away, boasting that the people of Epe would not allow the commission to enter Ambode’s house.
He said, “You can see what is going on now, the Epe people did not allow them enter the house. They ran away.
“Epe people will not allow this, it will not happen, they all ran away. Live at Ambode’s house.”
However, the EFCC said it was acting within the confines of the law.
“It is instructive that his administration, like other former governors, is under investigation since they no longer constitutionally enjoy immunity against prosecution.
“Whatever the commission is presently doing with regards to the investigation is in line with its mandate and the rule of law,” it said.
The EFCC alleged it traced and froze N9.9 billion in three bank accounts domiciled in First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Access Bank, and Zenith Bank with numbers 5617984012, 0060949275 and 1011691254, respectively.
According to the commission, the accounts are managed by Adewale Adesanya, permanent secretary in the office of the chief of staff to the governor of the state on behalf of the state during Ambode’s administration.
The anti-corruption agency had denied raiding the former governor’s Epe home in a statement today. (SaharaReporters)
