Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against alleged harassment of officials of the state government, IgbereTV reports.
Makinde issued the caution while confirming the arrest of the Oyo state Accountant General, Gafar Bello by the anti-graft agency last Friday.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, the arrest of Bello was related to the EFCC’s “illegal” probe of the state’s security votes from its Consolidated Revenue Fund, and not money laundering as reported in the media.
The statement denied a report that the Accountant General was arrested for allegedly laundering N9 billion local government funds for Governor Makinde.
“There is no truth whatsoever in the claim contained in the online newspaper that the interrogation of the Accountant General of the State, Mr. Gafa Bello, by the EFCC has to do with an alleged laundering of N9 billion local government funds. In truth, no money is missing in the local government treasury and no money has been traced to the account of any politician in respect of any future election. The claim is not only mischievous but false,” the statement reads partly
