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BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), says it has identified its official, who was behind the video of former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano in their detention facility.
The video of former Governor Obiano in EFCC facility, sitting calmly and sipping from a bottle of water had gone viral.
Some commentators have called for the identification of whoever made the video, stating they it negated Obiano’s rights, especially as he was still deemed to be innocent in the eye of the law.
EFCC in a reaction to this said it’s attention has been drawn to the trending video showing the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano in the custody of the Commission.
“The Commission wishes to distance itself from the said video which is completely at variance with the established Standard Operating Procedure of the EFCC.
“A discreet investigation ordered upon discovery of the leak has revealed the errant officer behind the odious act and he is currently being subjected to appropriate disciplinary action.”
Meanwhile, EFCC failed to mention the name of the errant officer, and what sanctions he is undergoing.
In another development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted Chief Obiano bail, stressing that the recent arrest and questioning of Willie Obiano, the immediate-past Governor of Anambra State, is not political.
The EFCC Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, said this on Monday while fielding questions from reporters at the 5th Annual General Assembly of the Network of National Anti-corruption institutions in West Africa (NACIWA).
Mr. Bawa also said the commission had granted an administrative bail to Chief Obiano but the ex-governor had yet to meet the bail conditions.
“Nothing political about the arrest of the former Anambra State Governor, Chief Wille Obiano. He has been grated bail. But we await (when) he fulfils his bail conditions.
He was arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos at about 8.30 p.m. on Thursday.
Sources at the commission, who asked not to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the press on the matter, said Chief Obiano was arrested as he was preparing to board a flight to Houston, Texas, United States.
On Friday, he was transferred to Abuja for further questioning by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal office, where he was first detained.
