Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has raised
the alarm over the alleged plan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
to raid his home in Enugu State and plant incriminating items in it.
He further alleged that the proposed raid was to ensure his
arrest, detention and indictment – with the aim of frustrating his political
ambitions.
The Deputy Senate President alleged that the mission to move
against him was being sponsored by a cabal in the Presidency.
Ekweremadu, who raised a point of order at the plenary on
Wednesday, said he was informed of the alleged plan by a ‘whistle-blower’ close
to the EFCC.
The Deputy Senate President read a two-page letter
purportedly written by an insider, which was poorly written and titled,
‘Please, treat this with utmost secrecy by protecting the identity of the
source.’
It read partly, “To the Deputy Senate President. I am a
trained investigative journalist working under the EFCC ‘covert intelligence
spy police.’
“Distinguished senator, there is a grand plan from the cabal
in the Presidency, using (the) EFCC as an anti-graft agency to indict and
remove you from office.”
This cabal in the
Presidency has mandated the EFCC chairman to carry out this evil operation
within two weeks.
“The plan and the trap goes like this: On May 6, 2017 –
Saturday night/ Sunday morning – the EFCC, alongside local and international
media; print and TV and radio, will raid an apartment under the guise of the
whistle-blowing policy of the Federal Government with a search warrant already
obtained in the magistrate’s court to search an apartment alleging to be one of
your guest houses in Enugu State capital or any suitable available apartment in
your senatorial district that will serve this evil purpose.
“(The) EFCC will claim to have received a tip-off from a
whistle-blower in your state alerting the agency to a ‘large huge’ amount of
money of different currencies in the said apartment belonging to you, Senator
Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
a proceed of which is likely to be (considered as) illegally obtained, which
constitutes abuse of office and corruption.”
The ‘informant’ also listed the exhibits to be recovered
from the planned operation.
The letter further read, “The things to be discover(ed) in
(the) said apartment are a huge amount of money with different currencies such
as British pound sterling, US dollars, Indian rupee, South Africa rand and
Malaysian ringgit; documents alleging to be yours such as 2015 campaign memo
and logistics, a list of names (of) chairpersons of local wards that benefited
from your empowerment programme; and other cooked documents bearing your
signature.
“A portrait photo of yours that will be placed in the sitting
room as well as ammunition such as AK 47, two pump-action guns with bullets.
“You will be invited by the anti-graft agency for
questioning and interrogation to shed more light on the said apartment, which
will lead to your arrest and detention, pending the outcome of the
investigation.
After Ekweremadu spoke, the President of the Senate, Bukola
Saraki, who presided over the plenary said, “Your point is well noted.”
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