Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister of state for defence, says his wife, Moroophat, who was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), is suffering from high blood pressure and other heart ailments.
In a statement released to the media on Friday, the politician, who is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the probe of security funds, said his wife knows nothing about the allegations for which she was arrested.
He expressed optimism that the judiciary will vindicate her if the government would “obey the rule of law and avoid arbitrariness that we are seeing on daily basis”.
The statement read: “We are saddened by the fact that the media was awash with false and conflicting information about the invitation of Senator Obanikoro’s wife.
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“Ordinarily, we considered ignoring these concocted lies but for the sake of discerning and right thinking public, hence the need to straighten matters.
“First, Alhaja Moroophat has always been in the country managing her businesses as against the lie that she sneaked in last week from the United States.
“Second, No documents were found in her possession and the lie that she was arrested while trying to evacuate documents is a fabrication and can only survive in their warped and distorted minds. It should also be noted that the officials only came to invite her for questioning and as against the phrase that she was whisked away, her driver actually drove her in her own car to the office of the DSS.
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“Third, it was shamefully reported that the DSS were involved because there were so many armed policemen guiding her. This is another fabricated lie. Even when he was serving as Minister, his family never enjoyed any police protection let alone after leaving office and as a woman who is above board in all her dealings, she does not need one.
“Finally, we are using this medium to call on the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to resist from persecuting an innocent woman who has no dealings at all with any of the businesses that they are investigating and totally unaware of the alleged transactions.
“For emphasis, the innocent woman has a history of High Blood Pressure and heart related ailments and as such should not be dragged into their biased and politicised investigations.
“We have absolute confidence in the judiciary and we hope to get justice in the course with the proviso that they obey the rule of Law and avoid arbitrariness that we are seeing on daily basis.”
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5 comments
With all the money and access to everything imaginable in this world that your family has, you’re still unable to have your wife lose weight, maintain optimal blood pressure and stay healthy. I’m sorry if you, your wife, kids have any case to answer, you will be forced to report, whether you have anemia, epilepsy or something greater.
None of this whining was heard when the going was great; this was when you transported tranches of cash; when you rigged elections; when you disposed the kids and needies of this nation their livelihood, hardly did you remember. Now you want the world to see. If you don’t have anything to hide, common down and answer to the queries that await you. I guarantee you due,process.
Koro, be man enough and come home with your sons and clear yourselves and let us see that your innocence you are laying claim to. As a former defense minister,one expects you not to ‘Andrew’ to USA and be making feeble excuses. Only a coward behaves the way you are behaving, and going by your antecedent during 2003 and 2015 elections when you terrorized Lagosians with armed thugs you should be man enough to come back to your father land,until then you are a wanted fugitive with your sons.
Hmm
Abi Toks, yes o…the mata na real HMMMMMM…
Koro ibo (vote). Ranting will not solve d issue of ur corrupt practices. Its ova, com ur fada land, tell d critics & even show dem dat d APC govt ar just witch-hunting u. Learn frm FFK, @ least he went there, he returned, though on bail. Nau, he is a beta man dan u ar…..