By Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja
The National Task Force to Combat Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunition and Light Weapons, NATFORCE, has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a tool of impunity and abuser of constituted authority.
FCT Director of the NATFORCE, Mr. Festus Itunoya, in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja, on the EFCC purported declaring the DG, Chief Emmanuel Okereke wanted.
Itunoya maintained that the ant-graft agency acted recklessly and in clear disrespect of court processes by declaring of Okereke, a former presidential candidate of the African Liberation Party (ALP) and a national award recipient, wanted and a fugitive.
According to him, “The EFCC statement claimed our DG was wanted for allegedly jumping bail in a trial based on spurious claims and that he operates a syndicate, which maintains offices across the country, defrauding the public by selling recruitment forms for N5,000 in the guise that they would be offered job by the Federal Government.
“I wish to state that there is no iota of truth in the claims by the commission. The aim of the allegation is without doubt to tarnish the hard earned image and reputation of Chief Okereke and find him guilty in the media as well as in the court of popular opinion by providing half-truth by the EFCC.”
The director stressed that the Federal High Court Abuja had made an order asking the parties to the action to maintain status quo pending the determination of the substantive suit.
He said, “However, the EFCC which is a creation of the law would rather not honour this sacrosanct order of the court by its flagrant statement declaring Chief Okereke wanted.
