Source at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC has revealed the commission would only charge the embattled former Defence Minister, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, should he refused to cooperate with the commission on the investigation of the N4.7 billion collected from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, report according to Punch Newspaper revealed.
It was further gathered from the report that Obanikoro, was at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday where he agreed to testify against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his aide, Mr. Abiodun Agbele.
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Punch newspaper confirmed that a reliable source said, “Senator Obanikoro came to the EFCC office on Monday morning as part of investigations into the N4.7bn. Since he has confessed that he was the one who collected the N4.7bn and distributed it, he is in the best position to testify in court.
“The EFCC wants him to testify against Agbele which will also build a strong case against Fayose who currently enjoys immunity. Obanikoro has agreed and will be listed as one of the EFCC witnesses.
“If Agbele is convicted, it automatically means that Fayose will also be convicted once he is charged in 2018. So let Fayose continue to play games. Omisore and Obanikoro are cooperating and returning money. Their troubles will end soon while Fayose’s own will keep getting worse.”
When contacted, Obanikoro’s lawyer, Mr. James Onoja (SAN), said he was not aware that his client was with the EFCC but promised to find out.
“I have been in court all day so I was not aware that he (Obanikoro) was with the EFCC. I will find out,” he said.
However, a source told our correspondent that the EFCC could still charge Obanikoro to court if he failed to cooperate with the EFCC.
