The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a legal practitioner,
Barrister Ayodele Owoka, 47, over allegations of bribery.
He was
arrested on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Commission’s office in Ikoyi,
Lagos as he attempted 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.
Upon his
arrest, the suspect confessed that he offered the operatives N1.2 Million 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.
Ayodele
confessed that Omotosho gave him a total sum of N1.5 Million but that he kept
N300, 000 for his personal use and offered the operatives the balance of
N1.2Million as bribe.
The
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest and
indicated that the suspect would soon be arraigned.
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