After initial bail reprieve, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday invited a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Steve Oronsaye, for another round of interrogation.
Oronsaye was detained on Wednesday by the anti-graft agency in connection with alleged N6billion biometric pension’s enrollment scam.
But after the first round of interaction with the EFCC team, he was granted bail in the early hours of Thursday.
A top official of the commission said Oronsaye had been invited again for quizzing today.
The source said: “Oronsaye is also being interrogated on fresh allegations of monumental fraud and embezzlement of funds in the running of a Presidential Standing Committee on Financial Action Task Force, which he chairs.
“The committee is a policy advisory body to the president on the implementation of the AML/CFT .
“Oronsaye was accused of using it as a conduit to siphon and launder money.
“This fresh lead is triggered by allegations by some members of the Committee who claim that Oronsaye operates an illegal account in a first generation bank in the committee’s name, without the knowledge of the committee members through which he has laundered hundreds of millions of Naira.”
“It was however learnt that Oronsaye maintained his innocence while his interrogation lasted between Wednesday and Thursday.
Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said Oronsaye was “still being questioned.
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