The Department of State Services has
arrested Alhaja Moroophat Onikoro, the wife of a former Minister of
State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, who has been in the United
States since June, 2015.
It was learnt that the suspect was
arrested in front of her husband’s house located on Layi Ajayi-Bembe
Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday.
She was arrested in connection with the N4.7bn allegedly diverted from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
The source said, “We arrested Alhaja
Onikoro this morning. Although she bears Onikoro, she is the wife of
Obanikoro. She was arrested with some vital documents. She is currently
in our office in Shangisha, Lagos, and will later be transferred to the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for more investigation.”
It was learnt that after interrogation
at the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday, she was allowed to go
home on condition that she would return on Friday (today).
“We released her after interrogation.
The woman cooperated fully with us and we allowed her to go because we
don’t hold people hostage. We asked her questions and she answered
respectfully,” a source in the EFCC stated.
EFCC had, last month, raided the
ex-minister’s house and made away with some documents said to have
linked Obanikoro to the N4.7bn allegedly siphoned from the Office of the
National Security Adviser.http://punchng.com/efcc-grills-obanikoros-wife-arms-cash/
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