EFCC invites Oke, wife others over N13bn cash in Ikoyi home

Francesca Iwambe- Abuja

In furtherance of its investigative activities to unravel the circumstances surrounding about N13billion cash recovered by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos sometime in April 2017, the Commission has invited former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folashade Oke.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday October 30, recommended the sack of the former NIA boss who was accused of transgression in the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by EFCC at Osbourne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Oke was indicted by the presidential Investigative committee Panel headed by Vice president Yemi Oshibanjo,SAN.
The Panel was constituted by the president to look onto the allegations of fraud levelled against Oke.
However, six months after the committee submitted it’s findings to the President, he had on Monday recommended their sack.

A development most analysts alleged that the president actions were as a result of pressure from various groups.
Meanwhile, an anonymous source from the anti graft agency revealed to the Daily Times that the commission had invited Oke and his wife.

Mrs. Oke had refused to honour previous invitations by the Commission which resumed its investigation into the matter, following the Federal Government’s decision to relieve Mr. Oke of his position as DG.

Beside the couple, other suspects are equally being invited to determine their culpability or otherwise in the humongous cash, in foreign currencies and naira notes, stashed in a residential building at Osborne road Ikoyi, Lagos.