Drama As EFCC Nabs CMD, Lawyer For Bribing Operatives






The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Dr Olufemi Omotosho and his counsel, Ayodele Owoka, before Justice Lateef Lawal Akapo of the Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy to offer gratification to a public officer, destruction of evidence and giving of false information.
Owoka was arrested on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the EFCC’s office in Ikoyi, Lagos, where he had reportedly gone to bribe a team of operatives investigating a case of contract inflation, abuse of office, stealing, embezzlement and misappropriation of funds at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State.
Confirming the incident, the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren noted that “the lawyer confessed after his arrest that he offered the operatives, N1,200,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira ), which was allegedly given to him by the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. O. A Omotosho, to bribe the team to soft pedal on their investigations.
Owoka said he was offered a total sum of N1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira only) but withheld N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira ) for his personal use.”
When the charges were read to the two accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
One of the charge reads: “That you Ayodele Owoka and Dr Olufemi Omotosho on or about the 27th day of February, 2014 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judiciary Division conspired to commit felony by offering gratification to a public officer to wit: Usman Zakari and the investigating team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

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