frowned at the persistent harassment of
Nigerians by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the
continued detention, without trial, of Mr.
Warimopei Dudafa, a former Special
Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-
President Goodluck Jonathan, and alleged
invasion of the Abuja residence of a former
Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-
Kayode, as irresponsible, barbaric and
undemocratic.
Fayose said it was the “height of executive
rascality for the EFCC to have held
occupants of Fani-Kayode’s residence
hostage for eight hours despite that he was
only invited to come to the EFCC office on
Monday and there was no evidence that
Fani-Kayode refused to honour the EFCC
invitation”.
According to the governor’s Special
Assistant on Public Communications and
New Media, Lere Olayinka, “EFCC under
President Mohammadu Buhari is acting as if
it is above the law and Nigerians and the
international community must remind the
commission that we are in a democracy
where rule of law is sacrosanct.”
The governor said actions of the EFCC have
shown clearly that it was instrument of
victimisation against oppositions in the
country, adding the anti-graft agency should
go and study how other anti-corruption
agencies in other countries behave.
He said; “the EFCC must be reminded of
the judgement delivered in March, this year
by Justice Yusuf Haliru of the Federal High
Court in Nicholas Arinse Vs EFCC & Nigerian
Army where the judge held that the EFCC
did not behave as if we were in a civilised
society and that the anti-graft commission
was behaving as if we were in a military
dictatorship, where they arrest and release
persons at will”.
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