The former Osun state deputy governor, Iyiola Omisore who was declared wanted by the EFCC on May 24, 2016 for allegedly receiving the sum of N700 million from the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki between June and November 2014 has denied the allegation.
In an interview with Channels TV, the Omisore maintained that the EFCC was only witch hunting as he and some representatives of the EFCC were in court on the day the agency declared him wanted.
He said: “It is rather unfortunate that EFCC has declared me wanted after we met in court 9am that morning. EFCC came to court to ask for time to reply my summons. There was no time that I refused to honour EFCC. The point is that a company that I guaranteed worked for the office of the former NSA (Sambo Dasuki), were paid, they even sued NSA for part of their payment, so I don’t have anything to do with that. I just saw on their website that they had declared me wanted and I was surprised and highly embarrassed. I am not aware of what they are talking about. I did not take a kobo from the NSA. They did not even invite me.
“The offence EFCC committed is the gravest in the world. I am going to sue them for libel. I have given them seven days notice which expired today, and by tomorrow, I am suing them for libel. They embarrassed me all over the world. All my clients, including World Bank and the African Development Bank (AFDB) are worried. I never had anything to do with the office of the NSA. Never in my lifetime.”he said
Watch the interview below: