EFCC arrests OSOPADEC boss, three others over alleged corruption

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday captured the Chairman of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas and Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Pastor Johnson Ogunyemi and three other key officers.

The officers incorporated the Secretary, Dr. Dele Durojaye, the Director of Finance, Sola Orisamoluwa and the Director of Account, Vincent Ikuomola.The Guardian learnt that the authorities of the counter join office raged the central command of the commission yesterday evening and bolted the principle door before making a beeline for the executive's office.

The fundamental entryway was bolted to keep the development of individuals into the compound while some cops were allocated there. Authorities of the counter join commission spent around three hours in the workplaces of the four authorities before leaving with a few records and reports.

One of the specialists who talked with The Guardian said the capture of the authorities might be associated with the disappointment of OSOPADEC to pay bursary to understudies for more than two years. He included that it might likewise be followed to the claims of money related blunder and abnormal state defilement among the authorities of the commission.

Another individual from staff of the commission said the capture was a request of by intrigued partners looking for clarification on the spending of the commission in the most recent eight years.

"The commission had neglected to render money related records to the general population in the most recent eight years and this may be one of the petitions against it before the EFCC," he expressed.

In the mean time, the counter join office has communicated stress over speculates blamed for monetary violations escaping the nation notwithstanding when their universal identifications had been seized.

EFCC, accordingly, called for cooperative energy with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to help track such suspects.The Head of its South office, Ishaq Salilu, expressed this yesterday while getting the Comptroller of Immigration, Rivers State, A. B. Yarima, who was on an affability call. Salilu said the association would help check the exercises of culprits in the nation.

He included that the Nigeria Immigration Service being an essential organization in the nation would help the EFCC to track fraudsters, who in spite of having their worldwide travel permits seized by the commission still escape the nation through questionable means."How they vanish remains a puzzle to us," he said.