A former Deputy Governor of Osun kingdom, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has written the monetary and economic Crimes commission worrying damages of N500m from the commission and the retraction of a ebook wherein he was declared desired.
Omisore made the demand in a letter written via his recommend to the chairman of the anti-corruption agency, Ibrahim Magu.
A replica of the letter dated can also 25 and signed through Mr. Olakunle Lawal, on behalf of leader Chris Uche (SAN), changed into made to be had to our correspondent in Osoogbo on Wednesday.
Omisore’s counsel said his consumer had long gone to court to prevent the EFCC from arresting him and the commission become absolutely privy to this.
He stated that the commission had now resorted to cheap blackmail and man or woman assassination due to the fact he had approached the court.
The letter partially study, “we are informed that the e-book isn’t always simply malicious but falsehood in all recognize.
“Our patron has not refused to make himself available to the commission but instead has proceeded to the court docket to are searching for safety of the court docket whilst he perceived that the invitation changed into a deliberate ploy to unlawfully arrest and detain him.
“therefore, we have our patron’s guidance to request for a retraction of the offensive guide at the side of the payment of N500m damages occasioned through the booklet to our patron inside seven days of this letter.
“Please take notice that if our customer’s needs are not met within seven days as requested, we will be restricted to institute a civil court cases in opposition to your commission and its Head, Media and publicity for aggravated damages which genuinely shall no longer be constrained to N500m.”
The EFCC had on Tuesday declared Omisore desired following his refusal to honour its initiation in an research into a N700m fraud allegation.
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