Following media reports that they were declared wanted by the EFCC in an ex parte order by a Federal Court in Abuja, two Kogi State Government officials, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha, have today reported at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The decision of the two Kogi State government officials to report at the EFCC office may be linked to media reports last week that the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the arrest of Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha over allegations of suspicious financial transactions.
The order was reportedly granted by Justice Emeka Nwite last Tuesday in a motion ex parte filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and marked as suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/909/2024.
The two officials’ decision to report at the EFCC is to explain their position regarding the EFCC’s allegations as law-abiding citizens of the country, voluntarily and despite not receiving any warrant or invitation from the anti-corruption agency or its representatives.
The EFCC’s motion, which was reported by the media, stated that one of its investigating officers, Audu Abubakar, is investigating allegations of corruption against the two officials.
At the time of this report, the two Kogi State government officials, Abdulsalami Hudu, the former cashier at the Kogi State Government House, and Umar Shuaibu Oricha, the Director-General of Government House Administration, were seen at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja.
