The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, over offences bordering on corruption and financial crimes.
Operatives of the anti-graft agency reportedly arrested the Speaker on Thursday morning at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos following a tip off.
Though details of the arrest were still sketchy, it was gathered that it may not be unconnected with an ongoing investigation of the Assembly finances.
As of press time, the Speaker was said to be undergoing interrogation in EFCC custody in Lagos.
It was learned that Oluomo had been invited by the anti-graft agency several times but he allegedly failed to honour the invitations.
In January, this year, the Ogun State House of Assembly filed charges against the EFCC and the impeached former Deputy Speaker, Oludare Kadiri, for image smearing.
Both the EFCC and Kadiri were jointly sued through an originating summons requesting an order of interlocutory injunction pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit filed by the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs sought to restrain the EFCC from taking further steps, including but not limited to inviting, interrogating, imposing obligations and demanding or requiring attendance of the plaintiffs/applicants in connection with the criminal allegation made by the 2nd defendant/respondent against the plaintiff.
Associates of the Speaker had fingered Kadiri in the pending petition against Oluomo before the EFCC which detailed alleged various acts of financial misappropriation.
