Management of Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of Daily Sun, has reacted to the sealing of its Lagos office by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Armed policemen and officials of the EFCC had on Saturday stormed the office located at 2, Coscharis street, Kikikiri Industrial Layout, Apapa, marking the building “EFCC, keep off”.
The EFCC had in a statement issued after the operation, attributed their actions to the judgement delivered against Slok Nigeria Limited by the Lagos state High Court recently.
But reacting in a statement sent to Igbere TV in Abuja, the Sun Publishing said its newspaper was not a party to the case of EFCC vs. Orji Kalu & 2 others, wondering why its premises should then be marked.
It, however, said the Slok and Senator Orji Kalu had filed an appeal against the High Court judgement and a hearing date given, wondering why the EFCC would not wait until the matter has been dispensed with at the Supreme Court.
The Sun insisted that it is a corporate limited liability company and its shares owned by various individuals distinct from Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, saying the recent court judgement should therefore not bind on it.
The Newspaper, therefore, called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to urgently intervene in the matter and advise the EFCC appropriately on the legal consequences of its actions.
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