The
Presidency on Monday defended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), saying the anti-graft agency did not raid an apartment occupied by the
two sons of Atiku Abubakar.
Presidential
spokesperson Garba Shehu claimed the news of the anti-corruption raid,
which broke on Monday
morning, was spread by main opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Mr
Shehu’s comments came hours after the EFCC
issued a statement explaining its role in the controversial search of
the building and apartment occupied by Aliyu and Mustapha Atiku-Abubakar, whose
father is the main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential
election coming up next February.
Aliyu
and Mustapha’s apartment is in the same property as that of the sons of ex-Abia
State governor, Theodore Orji.
The
EFCC confirmed raiding the apartment of the sons of Mr Orji, but said the
operation was not targeted at any member of the Abubakars.
It
said only Mr Orji’s son was arrested and his vehicles confiscated, adding that
it was the outcome of several weeks of trailing him in connection with the
ongoing corruption investigation of their father.
The
anti-graft office was however silent on whether or not it entered the apartment
of Mr Abubakar’s sons at the premises of Pinnacle Apartments in Maitama. It was
also silent on whether it knew or was told the apartment belonged to the
Abubakars before entering it for a search.
Aliyu
and Mustapha had been studying abroad and were not at home when the search was
conducted Saturday morning.
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