Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has escaped arrest after about three-hour siege on his Usuma Street, Abuja residence by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
As early as 6am on Thursday, the peratives of the anti-graft commission, supported by armed mobile policemen, lined up along the street and surrounded his house.
A credible source at the ant-graft commission who pleaded anonymity confirmed the raid, saying “it was a botched attempt to arrest Bafarawa”.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr. Bafarawa, who left Nigeria for Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, is currently in the United States on vacation.
Mr. Bafarawa and 15 others, mostly his aides while he was a governor, have been facing trial since they left office in 2007 for alleged misappropriation of public funds totalling N15 billion.
The former governor, who is a political associate of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, had accompanied the former NSA to court to answer charges of unlawful possession of firearms and alleged retention of funds, contrary to Section 15 (2)(d) of Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
On November 3, operatives of State Security Service arrested a former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, a few hours after standing surety for Mr. Dasuki.
Mr. Haruna was allegedly quizzed over “multi-billion investment in Ghana”.
But the former governor’s spokesman, Yusuf Dingyadi, told PREMIUM TIMES that the siege on Mr. Bafarawa’s residence was a political persecution against perceived opponents of the ruling party.
Mr. Dingyadi said the persecution of his principal was a witch-hunt as the anti-corruption agency could not establish a case against Mr. Bafarawa for eight years.
He said Mr. Bafarawa would soon be back in Nigeria to strategise on the forthcoming local government election in Sokoto State.



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Lalasticlala please move this stuff to FP

Buhari and dss wants to hunt down every one close to Dasuki or pdp members... the whole scenario shows witch hunt all over it

Someone his facing corruption charges of misappropriation of public funds totalling N15 billion and you tagged it " witch-hunting " PDP can cry me river all I don't care. #PDPbringbackourlootedfunds

madridguy:
Ok

Better don't modify this to write trash on my post

Obinoscopy, lalasticlala una dey sleep? Pilot this stuff na

As e dey hot

who is witch hunting here? someone looted public funds nd he still went ahead to support anoda cuprit (dansuki) to court even when u knw u are under watch.pdp is full of corruption, now dat dey are opposition part, dey tag apc witch hunt to avoid trials.pdp set of thieves.

fmc1:
who is witch hunting here? someone looted public funds nd he still went ahead to support anoda cuprit (dansuki) to court even when u knw u are under watch.pdp is full of corruption, now dat dey are opposition part, dey tag apc witch hunt to avoid trials.pdp set of thieves.

Who indicts someone without summons? Dasuki was not called up by any panel, the did a secret trial which is not a part of democracy

Mogidi, tonyebarcanista, descartes, mizmycoli, dearpreye, omenkata hinwazaka, donphilopus, I see fastshipping viewing

APC witch hunting PDP members

God see us tru from this pharoah leading us

b

Hmmm

After the reggae play the blues......

EFCC make sure you find them ooooo

EFCC shouldn't be use as a tool for witch hunting. EFCC didn't arrest him in 2007, why now?

New Time

Attahiru Bafarawa is a Southerner. Why is Bubu hurting Southerners only? Are they the only corrupt in Nigeria?

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That's all

escape ke?! He be gas wey go vanish? make dem take ifa find am oooo!



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ishiamu:
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has escaped arrest after about three-hour siege on his Usuma Street, Abuja residence by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
As early as 6am on Thursday, the peratives of the anti-graft commission, supported by armed mobile policemen, lined up along the street and surrounded his house.
A credible source at the ant-graft commission who pleaded anonymity confirmed the raid, saying “it was a botched attempt to arrest Bafarawa”.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr. Bafarawa, who left Nigeria for Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, is currently in the United States on vacation.
Mr. Bafarawa and 15 others, mostly his aides while he was a governor, have been facing trial since they left office in 2007 for alleged misappropriation of public funds totalling N15 billion.
The former governor, who is a political associate of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, had accompanied the former NSA to court to answer charges of unlawful possession of firearms and alleged retention of funds, contrary to Section 15 (2)(d) of Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
On November 3, operatives of State Security Service arrested a former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, a few hours after standing surety for Mr. Dasuki.
Mr. Haruna was allegedly quizzed over “multi-billion investment in Ghana”.
But the former governor’s spokesman, Yusuf Dingyadi, told PREMIUM TIMES that the siege on Mr. Bafarawa’s residence was a political persecution against perceived opponents of the ruling party.
Mr. Dingyadi said the persecution of his principal was a witch-hunt as the anti-corruption agency could not establish a case against Mr. Bafarawa for eight years.
He said Mr. Bafarawa would soon be back in Nigeria to strategise on the forthcoming local government election in Sokoto State.



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hahahahaha is he running to? May be to Sai house

Buhari taking the corruption fight to his people in the north, i hope when he comes down south, it won't be winch or ogbanje hunt

u are wrong

B

Observing

ishiamu:
Lalasticlala please move this stuff to FP

Buhari and dss wants to hunt down every one close to Dasuki or pdp members... the whole scenario shows witch hunt all over it

WAMAKO WEY DO EIGHT YEARS DEY THERE BUHARI NO ARREST, NA BAFARAWA WEY DO ONE TENURE DEMWAN COME ARREST.

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Thief of Africa

Olusholadiamond:
escape ke?! He be gas wey go vanish? make dem take ifa find am oooo!




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make e no be end time escape o... *in lasisi's voice

All these anti corruption trap PMB is setting is yet to catch any meaningful bush meat. All the games seems wiser than him.

Since Buhari rode to Aso Rock on the anti corruption mantra and yet to catch any bush meat he should be put into ugbo nwamkpi and sent to Daura to tend to his domesticated cows.

ishiamu:


Who indicts someone without summons? Dasuki was not called up by any panel, the did a secret trial which is not a part of democracy

Mogidi, tonyebarcanista, descartes, mizmycoli, dearpreye, omenkata hinwazaka, donphilopus, I see fastshipping viewing

This act of laying of siege by Buhari-led EFCC is becoming worrisome. I'm in support of anti-corruption war but I don't understand this garrison style of Buhari.