The Spokesman for the Yoruba Pan Cultural Group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has alerted the world of alleged seige on the house of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Walter Onnoghen by men of the Economic Finacial Crime Commission, (EFCC) at Abuja.
Odumakin who made this known through a video clip making around Tuesday, the alleged of EFCC siege as desperation on the side of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Odumakin said: ” it has just come to our notice that men of the EFCC are currently in the house of the CJN to effect his arrest. Despite the fact that the matter is already in court.
He lamented that, “we cannot understand the desperation by this administration to heat up the polity by carrying out this reckless action.
“We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to call EFCC to order to back up, in other not to creat unnecessary crisis in the system, by effecting the arrest of the CJN when the matter is in court. This amount to self help and is not in the place of the federal government to encourage people to seek for self help, he added.
Odumakin also noted that, “Immpunity is too much, they President should ensure that they maintain the rule of law, this is the position of Southern and middle bet forum.
In a reaction, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied laying siege on the residence of the chief justice of Nigeria, justice Walter onnoghen.
In a statement issued by the head of media of EFCC, Tony Orilade described the news as a figment of fake news and its aimed at creating anarchy in the country.
The statement reads: ” the attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to the falsehood which has been spreading on the social media that the EFCC has arrested the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. This is not only a figment of the imagination of the purveyor of the fake news, but an evil machination by the creator and carriers of the news aimed at creating anarchy in the country.
“Several calls and short messages received all point to the fact that the brains behind the fake news had one thing in mind: to act as agent of destabilization. We would not give in to their plots.
“One of the architect of the fake news, Femi Fani-Kayode, was quoted as saying “Why have the EFCC surrounded the home of CJN Onnoghen and why are they seeking to arrest him? These people want Nigeria to burn! Buhari call off your dogs before it is too late! This is a democracy and not a gestapo state! In the name of God let this madness stop”. Another arrowhead of the fake news, Yinka Odumakin shared a non-existent video which has gone viral.
“We want to assure Nigerians that while we would fight corruption in line with the mandate setting up the Commission, agents of darkness, in the likes of Femi Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and his cohorts, would never be able to manipulate the people against the Commission.
“We also want to assure Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and other purveyors of the evil news to be ready to defend their actions in the court of law as the EFCC will file libel suit against them without further delay.”
