Media Aide to former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has confirmed the searching of his flat at the Ikoyi building where the sum of N13billion is various currencies were recovered last week by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Clarifying calls from the media on the search of ex-Governor Obi’s house, Obi’s Media Aide, Valentine Obienyem, said that the Ex-Governor is resident in Onitsha, but that the apartment rented by the wife of the former Governor was usually where Mr. Obi stayed anytime he is in Lagos.
Obienyem, who cautioned against mischief makers seeking fault in Obi, made it clear that the entire tenants in the building were also searched.
“Even though Mr. and Mrs. Obi had travelled to the USA and the U.K. for speaking engagements, when we relayed the message of the search to him, he quickly sent the keys to the 4-bedroom apartment to the EFCC via courier.
“He even left instructions that we should allow them to also search his Onitsha residence should there be need for that. After the thorough searching, nothing was found in the apartment,” Obienyem said.
He disclosed that during the search one of the EFCC operatives was overheard doubting if the apartment had anything to do with Obi, citing the fact that it was the simplest in terms of furnishing, whereupon one of them told him: “E be like say you no know the man?
“You no know say the man still dey enter economy for plane; dey sleep in cheap hotels and no dey chop money nor allow those close to him to chop?
“Which kind Governor or him wife go come rent apartment built by a fellow former Governor after governing a state for eight years?
“Dem say apart from being a former Governor, the man dey wealthy.”
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