Barring any last minute change of plan, the Ogun State House of Assembly Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, will today be arraigned in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged financial crimes
Sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that Oluomo who is accused of forging signatures and financial documents belonging to the state Assembly, will be arraigned in a Lagos court.
“We’re arraigning him in Lagos because it’s a jurisdictional matter. Some highly placed personality are doing everything to frustrate his arraignment, but he’s expected to go explain or defend himself in court on Monday,” a source said.
The Speaker was arrested by officials of the EFCC at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Thursday morning and secretly flown to Abuja, and was still in the custody of the anti-graft agency, Saturday night.
He was said to have been on the wanted list of the commission following his failure to honour the EFCC’s invitation several times.
Oluomo and others (yet to be named) were accused of forging signatures and financial documents belonging to the state Assembly.
The EFCC National and South-West spokespersons, Mr Wilson Uwujaren and Mr Dele Oyewale, did not respond to their calls nor responded to WhatsApp and text messages from our correspondent, Saturday night.
