NIA DG To Osinbajo Panel: Jonathan Gave Me The Money Found In Ikoyi Flat

The Presidential Investigative Panel probing Ayodele Oke, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and David Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Monday quizzed Oke for hours at the Presidential Villa. NIA had laid claim to the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Osborne Towers, a luxury residential complex in Ikoyi, Lagos, during a raid, raising questions over the integrity of the agency.


Indications emerged on Monday that suspended Oke told the panel constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari to unravel mysteries behind the $43 million stashed in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos that his agency received the money on the orders of former President Goodluck Jonathan in February 2015.
A source said Oke went to the Villa with memos and other documents relating to the transaction. It would be recalled that NIA Director General’s aides have been invited by the presidential panel.
The panel headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo sat for hours at the Presidential Villa on Monday.
Oke was suspended by the presidency last week Wednesday over discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an Ikoyi flat.

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE
DATE:04/25/2017