Former Vice President, Arch. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, at the weekend cried out over incessant raids on his houses by security agencies led by anti-corruption body ICPC noting that haven done so five times in six months, he was suspicious of the intent of such raids.
Sambo said it shows desperation of some security agencies to plant incriminating objects in his houses in order to justify their plot against him.
Speaking against the backdrop of the latest raid on his house in Kaduna by ICPC operatives on Wednesday, Sambo noted that the way the security operatives carried out the raid at his house in Kaduna that is not occupied “speaks volume of the clandestine intention of the security operatives”.
A statement by his Special Adviser, Sani Umar, said the frequency of the raids “portray a desire of fault-finding mission”.
Sani said, “In the late afternoon of Wednesday, the 28th of June 2017, the Alimi Road, Kaduna, un-occupied residence of the former vice president, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo, GCON, was invaded by security operatives armed with a search warrant, who conducted a forensic search of the entire residence.
“Initially, we were at a loss as to their identity but later discovered that they were operatives from the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC.
“This raid brings to five the number of times the residence was searched within a period of six months and on each occasion valuable fittings were deliberately destroyed.
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“It is worthy of note to state that no such brazen attempts were made at any point, either at his Link Road Kaduna residence, or his Abuja apartment, which he presently occupies.
“As the visit of the operatives was unscheduled, the reasons for the search were not specifically stated.
“However, the outcome of the search was made known. At the end of the whole exercise, the officers who carried out the search were satisfied that nothing incriminating was found.
“As a law-abiding citizen, the former vice-president did not raise any alarm in the previous invasions in view of the fact that he has nothing to hide.
“The recent desperation exhibited by some security agencies in carrying out a raid on an unoccupied residence blocking all entry and exit points, in a commando-style and coming along with a bullion van speaks volume about the clandestine intention of the security operatives.
“It is therefore worrisome to note that the consistency with which the searches occurred and the intervals between them portrays a desire of a fault-finding mission.
“We are apprehensive that a repeat of such episode will not be surprising if an incriminating object is planted in his residence in order to willfully and deliberately incriminate him.
“It is against this background that we wish to draw the attention of the unsuspecting members of the public to this phenomenon.
“The desperation of some of the security agencies is glaring, by the number of times such searches were conducted and still counting.
“We hope it is not a way to try to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it”, the statement concluded.
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