Why I gave EFCC ultimatum to reopen Atiku’s ‘financial crimes’ case – Ex-lawmaker

A erstwhile lawmaker who represented Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency of Edo State successful the House of Representatives, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has explained wherefore helium gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, an ultimatum to reopen an alleged fiscal crimes lawsuit involving erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Speaking during an interrogation connected Arise Television connected Saturday, Agbonayinma said Atiku could not beryllium prosecuted portion serving arsenic Vice President due to the fact that of the immunity helium enjoyed astatine the time.

He said erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo had erstwhile called for an probe into Atiku, stressing that wealth that near Nigeria and moved to planetary destinations passed done assorted companies helium was affiliated with.

According to him, the United States, successful its ain wisdom, did a fantastic occupation investigating the matter, adding that millions of dollars moved done antithetic banks.

“He was a Vice President, truthful due to the fact that of the immunity helium enjoyed astatine the time, they could not prosecute him oregon instrumentality the substance to court. All they could bash was analyse the taxable matter.

“I...