The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu did not make comments about Fayose, attributed to him in a voice record circulating on social media.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Thursday said the agency, “wishes to alert the general public about an audio recording of a conversation currently circulating in the social media.”
“In which the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, purportedly made comments to the effect that, nothing will happen peradventure Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, dies in custody,” he added.
He said, “Interestingly, the audio tape did not disclose the place where the conversation occurred and the person that Magu was supposedly talking to.”
Uwujaren said members of the public are advised to disregard this disingenuous creation as it is the handiwork of mischief makers’ intent on distracting the Commission from the serious work of wrapping up the investigation into the corruption allegations.
He said, “The audio recording is fake as the comments did not emanate from the Chairman of the EFCC. Purveyors of this fake news especially a former spokesperson of a leading political party are warned to desist.”
On Tuesday, Rivers State Governor Nelson Wike said Fayose may be harmed in EFCC custody. He made this known when he accompanied Fayose who submitted himself at the Wuse offices of the EFCC.
He said, “He is hale and hearty, and I believe that the EFCC should know he is well, I fear that the intelligence report we have is that he may be harmed.”
He added that, “We want to let Nigerians know, that he came himself to EFCC, without any body harassing him, that’s why I brought him here today.”
It was also learnt that the EFCC has obtained a court order to keep Fayose in detention for two weeks with the possibility of renewing the order.
When contacted to confirm the court order, the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said, “The anti-graft agency is working in line with what the law says.”
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