The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally reacted to media claims that
it has frozen the accounts of musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido and that of
his uncle, Ademola Adeleke.
The
commission in a statement signed on Sunday by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren,
said there was no truth in the claims being circulated by the Peoples
Democratic Party and some politically motivated elements.
The
anti-graft agency described report as a plan to taint the image of the agency.
The
statement read, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC has been drawn to media publications alleging that it had frozen the
account of Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the opposition People’s
Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 22, 2018 Osun State governorship
election and those of his family members, including the musician, David
Adeleke.
“The
Commission calls on members the public to disregard the report, which is
patently false and contrived to dress the agency with a partisan garb in the
unfolding political contest in Osun State.
“For the
avoidance of doubt, at no time did the EFCC place a freeze order on any account
belonging to members of the Adeleke family.
“The
purported freeze order which has unfortunately been amplified by pliable
sections of the media without any attempt at confirmation is alien to the
Commission and another example of fake news.
“The EFCC
frowns at the seeming attempts by faceless forces to drag it into the political
fray and, for the umpteenth time, restates its neutrality as a law enforcement
organization that is sworn to uphold the law at all times, irrespective whose
interest is at stake.”
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