The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of Sen. Iyiola Omisore, top PDP member and a former deputy governor of Osun state.
The EFCC has also frozen the accounts of two sons of Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state of defence , Vanguard reports.
The anti-graft agency is currently investigating the misappropriation the N4.7bn from the account of the Office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt. Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
A detective at the anti-graft agency, narrating the investigation, said: “On July 9, 2014, N150m was paid into the account of Sawanara with First Bank. On August 1, 2014, N300m was paid to Sawanara Limited. On August 8, 2014, about N160m was paid into the account of Fimex Gilt Limited domiciled with UBA.
On the day of the election, August 9, 2014, N350m was paid into the First Bank account of Metropolitan Consortium. All the accounts were linked to Omisore ahead of the August 2014 governorship election in Osun State.”
The accounts frozen by the EFCC are: Sylvan McNamara (number 0026223714 with Diamond Bank); Sawanara Limited with First Bank; Fimex Gilt Limited with the United Bank for Africa; and Metropolitan Consortium with First Bank.