The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to dissociate itself
from recent reports in sections of the media, purporting that the director
general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Professor Lucy Jumeyi
Ogbadu has been cleared of allegation of criminal impropriety.
It is against the
code of professional practice for the EFCC to issue clearance letters to either
individuals or organizations investigated by the agency.
The
letter from the Secretary to the Commission Mr. Ageboyega Aremo, to the
Minister of Science and Technology, which is being misconstrued as clearance for
the D-G, did not exonerate her of criminal indictment.
For
the avoidance of doubt, a prima facie
case of money laundering has been established against Prof. Ogbadu with a 49-count
charge already filed against her and 9 others, awaiting assignment.
Members
of the public, including the Minister of Science and Technology, are therefore
enjoined to disregard reports of the purported clearance of the suspect by the
EFCC.
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