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EFCC denies political victimisation in Achimugu probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports suggesting that its ongoing investigation into Ms Aisha Achimugu is linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
In a statement released on Friday evening, the anti-graft agency emphasised that Achimugu is being investigated solely for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The EFCC clarified that its probe has no political undertones and is unrelated to any dealings involving the two politicians.
According to the statement, Achimugu has been under investigation since 2022. She previously obtained a court injunction restraining the EFCC from arresting or detaining her, but this injunction was overturned by a Federal High Court in Abuja on February 19, 2025.
The court ruled that law enforcement agencies, including the EFCC, have the authority to investigate crimes when there is reasonable suspicion or evidence of wrongdoing.
Furthermore, the court upheld an interim order for the forfeiture of assets linked to Achimugu, dismissing her legal challenge as lacking merit.
Reaffirming its commitment to professionalism and impartiality, the EFCC urged the public to avoid attaching political motives to its work.
“The EFCC is non-partisan and non-sectarian,” the statement read, calling for continued public confidence in the agency’s operations.
Last night, the Nigerian Senate finally lifts suspension on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
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The fallout from a tense Senate committee hearing last week has escalated into a cultural dispute with Senate Deputy Chief Whip Onyekachi Nwaebonyi vowing to report former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili to Igbo traditional leaders over what he described as a “public insult.”
The conflict stems from a Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on March 25, where Ezekwesili, appearing as a witness, told Nwaebonyi to “compose himself and stop making noise” before pointedly saying: “will you shut up?”
The committee hearing was convened to review a petition from Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, who accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment.
Ezekwesili had joined Abiola Akiode, counsel to Akpoti-Uduaghan, and petitioner Zubairu Yakubu as a witness. Nwaebonyi appeared on behalf of Akpabio. Tension, however, ran high when Ezekwesili rebuked Nwaebonyi for interrupting her.
The remark elicited an immediate reaction from the senator, who considered it a grave affront.
While the former minister admitted on live television that she used the words ’’ shut up,’’ Nwaebonyi in another programme apologised to her on grounds of an age difference and the fact that she admitted.
But during a television programme yesterday, the Senator who represents Ebonyi North again voiced his outrage. He stressed that he would never speak to anyone in such a manner as Ezekwesili, especially in a public setting.
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