Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday denied the media reports that he received alleged N4 billion bribe from the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
Osinbajo described the story as totally false and baseless fabrications, purportedly designed to reflect goings-on at the Presidential Probe Panel investigating Magu.
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The vice president, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said he refused to be distracted by these obvious campaigns of lies and calumny.
He described the publication by an online news blog as criminally defamatory in nature, adding that he has referred the matter to the relevant law enforcement agencies for investigation and necessary action.
The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a series of tweets and online publications by PointBlank News and Newsreel.com.ng today 8th July 2020, credited to the same person, one Jackson Ude.
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“In essence, Ude’s story is that ’embattled former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, allegedly embezzled over N39 billion and gave Vice President Yemi Osinabjo (sic) N4 billion, after the VP gave instructions to him to release some of the recovered loots…’ The same Jackson Ude has also been circulating a video on YouTube with a female commentator, peddling the same lies.
“With all emphasis at our disposal, let it be firmly stated that these are totally false and baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the Probe Panel investigating Mr. Ibrahim Magu. They are indeed completely absurd in every respect.
“Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant falsehood, tarnish the image of upright public officials and mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will of course not be distracted by these obvious campaigns of lies and calumny. The online publications, being criminally defamatory in nature, have been referred to the relevant law enforcement agencies for investigation and necessary action.”
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