The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its
acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu did not make comments about Fayose,
attributed to him in a voice record circulating on social
media.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Thursday said
the agency, “wishes to alert the general public about an audio
recording of a conversation currently circulating in the social
media.”
“In which the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu,
purportedly made comments to the effect that, nothing will happen
peradventure Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, dies in
custody,” he added.
He said, “Interestingly, the audio tape did not disclose the
place where the conversation occurred and the person that Magu was
supposedly talking to.”
Uwujaren said members of the public are advised to disregard
this disingenuous creation as it is the handiwork of mischief
makers’ intent on distracting the Commission from the serious work
of wrapping up the investigation into the corruption
allegations.
He said, “The audio recording is fake as the comments did not
emanate from the Chairman of the EFCC. Purveyors of this fake news
especially a former spokesperson of a leading political party are
warned to desist.”
On Tuesday, Rivers State Governor Nelson Wike said Fayose may be
harmed in EFCC custody. He made this known when he accompanied
Fayose who submitted himself at the Wuse offices of the EFCC.
He said, “He is hale and hearty, and I believe that the EFCC
should know he is well, I fear that the intelligence report we have
is that he may be harmed.”
He added that, “We want to let Nigerians know, that he came
himself to EFCC, without any body harassing him, that’s why I
brought him here today.”
It was also learnt that the EFCC has obtained a court order to
keep Fayose in detention for two weeks with the possibility of
renewing the order.
When contacted to confirm the court order, the spokesman of the
EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said, “The anti-graft agency is working in
line with what the law says.”