Security agents yesterday arrested Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, former Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife.
Mrs. Obanikoro was picked up over the
ongoing investigation of her husband, who is wanted for questioning over
the N4.745billion slush funds from the Office of the National Security
Adviser (ONSA).
The funds were reportedly traced to
Obanikoro, Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, former Osun State Deputy
Governor Iyiola Omisore and three companies with links to Omisore.
According to the Nation,Mrs. Obanikoro, who was transffered by
the DSS to the EFCC, was later released by the anti-graft agency after a
bail. Her international passport was impounded. Sources said her bail
is with the condition of surety support of a landed property owner in
Lagos. She was requested to return on Monday for interrogation.
According to sources, Mrs. Obanikoro allegedly arrived in the country last weekend from the United States.Obanikoro’s wife
It was learnt that she was arrested by
the DSS in Lagos while sorting out some documents relating to the
ongoing investigation of her husband.
A source said: “We got a report that Mrs. Obanikoro had sneaked into the country from the United States. After the confirmation of her travel log, an alert was issued to all security agencies.“Following intelligence sharing with the EFCC, the operatives of the DSS arrested her in Lagos with some documents relating to the probe of the N4.745billion slush funds from ONSA.
Another source spoke of excitement about
Mrs. Obanikoro’s arrest because “some of the funds under investigation
were wired into her company, which is called MOB.
“She needs to explain to this commission what job she did to deserve such remittance into her account,” the source said.
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