The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has rubbished media reports suggesting that properties recovered from the late former Governor of Bayelsa State , Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, were handed over to prominent lawyer, Mr . Femi Falana (SAN ).
The EFCC said this in a statement by its spokesman , Mr . Wilson Uwujaren, on Thursday.
According to the said report which the EFCC described as nonsensical, the Chief of Staff to the EFCC Chairman, Mr . Ola Olukoyede, is a former employee of the Chambers of Femi Falana.
The report also stated that Olukoyede was employed by the EFCC based on Falana’s ‘orders ’.
However, the EFCC describing the report as malicious said, “ The allegations are not only unfounded but evil , as all the properties recovered from the former governor have been returned to the Bayelsa State Government .
“ For the record , Olukoyede was not ‘seconded ’ to the EFCC by Falana and he has never worked in Femi Falana’ s Chambers. He was head - hunted based on his pedigree . Even if he had worked for Falana it may not have mattered as working for Falana is not a criminal offence in the nation ’s statute.
“ It is also important to state that Falana, SAN , is not a counsel for the EFCC and has never interfered in the operations of the agency .
“ The author of the mischievous and misleading information went ahead to give the telephone number of the CoS and asked members of the public to call and enquire if he was indeed a former staff of Femi Falana’ s Chambers. He has therefore been bombarded with unsolicited calls by members of the public.”
The commission urged those behind the report to desist forthwith as any attempt to further malign the reputation of Olukoyede and the EFCC would not go unchallenged .
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