A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, was arrested for his alleged role in the #Dasukigate, the EFCC has said.
Iyiola Omisore
Yesterday, it was reported that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested a former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, over N1.3billion from funds pilfered from the office of the National Security Adviser to fund and rig Governor Ayodele Fayose into office in 2014.
In an exclusive disclosure to Premium Times, the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, said Omisore was arrested and been grilled as part of investigation into a case of receiving and misappropriating N700 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser, between June and November, 2014.
The EFCC spokesperson said the commission secured a court warrant for Omisore who was arrested on Sunday morning in Abuja.
Recall that the EFCC in March, declared Omisore wanted for his alleged roles in the scandal. In response, Omisore, who was the PDP candidate in the last Osun governorship election, threatened to sue the anti-graft agency for N500 million damages for defamation.
Omisore’s arrest occurs weeks after the EFCC froze the Zenith Bank account of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti who was the PDP candidate in Ekiti at the time Omisore was the party’s candidate in Osun.
While Gov. Fayose won his election and is the current governor, his Osun counterpart lost his. Both men are believed to have benefitted from the #Dasukigate during the time of their elections; an allegation they’ve both denied.
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