Iyiola Omisore: Still Looking For Him?

Iyiola Omisore: Elusive to EFCC

After playing pranks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Iyiola Omisore, a former  senator and deputy governor of Osun state, has been declared wanted.

The agency declared him wanted in connection with alleged N700million paid to a company in which he has interest by the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA).

The said money was paid to the ex-Deputy Governor when ONSA was under the administration of a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki.

The cash was allegedly paid between June and November 2014.

A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said: “The EFCC today declared a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore wanted.

“The former senator is wanted in connection with a case of receiving and misappropriating the sum of over N700, 000,000.00 from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) between June and November, 2014

“Omisore has been elusive and refused to report to the Commission after invitation was extended to him on April 7, 2016 requesting him “to come and make clarification on the ongoing investigation”.

“Instead of responding to the Commission’s investigation Omisore had approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.

“Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf consequently ordered that Omisore should only be arrested through a due and legal process.

“The EFCC thereafter obtained a warrant to effect the arrest of the politician.”

As part of the N700million probe, the EFCC had invited Omisore for interrogation in connection with a N442, 600,000 security contract which was awarded to a firm linked to him by the ex-NSA

Omisore was a director of the company as at the time of the award of the contract and a payment of N370million out of the project sum was effected. Part of the N370million was allegedly made into the account of the ex-deputy governor.

A company, Fimex Gilt Limited, submitted proposals to ex-NSA Dasuki towards combating the scourge of terrorism and the illegal influx of terrorists into the country through porous borders.

The scope of the N442million proposals was as follows:

Border protection and Intelligence Services Programme

Supply of Armoured Personnel Carriers
Provision of training support for non-conventional counter-terrorism methods
The Managing Director of Fimex Gilt Ltd, Adetona David Famadewa alleged that the company was able to “establish a relationship with the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) through a third party, to wit: the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.

He said N370million was paid out of N442million and the contract was not “renewed due to the change of government.”

He said N52, 600,000 remains outstanding to date out of the contract sum.

But after facing a contract Review Committee, the company was directed to “refund the entire payment it received from ONSA.”

The company was also among 241 others referred to EFCC for further investigation leading to the invitation of Omisore.

The EFCC is probing how part of the N370million paid to Fimex Gilt Limited was remitted into Omisore’s account.

*Source: The Nation

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