N15billion recovery: EFCC arrests wife of NIA DG

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested Mrs. Folashade Oke, wife of the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ayodele Oke in connection with N15 billion found in a flat in an Ikoyi, Lagos State.

Folashade was said to have been arrested after operatives, stormed Flat 7B at 16, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos last week, recovered the foreign currencies totaling and also recovered some campaign posters of former president Goodluck Jonathan.

Sources alleged that the money was remnant of Jonathan campaign funds.

It was gathered that available document showed that Folashade is the owner of the flat.

The woman allegedly bought the flat under a business enterprise known as Thabi Ventures Ltd.

The document further reveals Folashade email as folashadeoke@yahoo.com and phone number 08059833410.

The NIA boss, Ayodele, allegedly showed up at the EFCC’s office in Abuja after the arrest of his wife.

Everyone was astonished when Ayodele claimed that the money belonged to the NIA. He further told the EFCC that the money was meant for covert operation.

A source: “When the EFCC operatives entered the flat, they also discovered campaign posters and flyers of former President Goodluck Jonathan.”

It was also gathered that the EFCC is likely going to quiz the former Aviation minister, Senator Stella Oduah, who was at a time the Director of Administration and Finance for Jonathan’s campaign and also the coordinator of the Neighbour to Neighbour campaign organisation that took much credit for Jonathan’s 2011 Presidential election victory.

Another person of interest is Mr Godsday Orubebe, a former Minister of Special Duties, who served as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs under Jonathan.

Also going to be invited for questioning is Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, a former governor of Bauchi State, who served as the National Working Committee chairman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).