In a statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s Head of Media & Publicity, it described itself as “a responsible and responsive law enforcement agency” with no scores whatsoever to settle with Mr. Oronsaye or any other person.
“The Commission wishes to state that it is not the place of interested parties outside the EFCC to determine whether or when an investigation is closed in a particular matter, as is being falsely projected in the sponsored media reports,” the statement said.
It stressed that the pension scam investigation is an ongoing exercise and if anyone is mentioned as having played a role in it as in the case of Mr. Oronsaye, he or she will be invited to shed more light on it, as Mr. Oronsaye has done.
“It is a very lame and despicable attempt to beg the question by muddying up the waters or throwing the scent elsewhere as the hack reports have obviously been trying to do. Time does not run out on criminal investigation or prosecution and if fresh information is brought to the attention of the EFCC at any time on any matter the Commission is handling, we are duty bound to look into it. If investigations indict the former Head of Service as alleged, what will be the defence in court: that he is in support of the creation of Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency?”
The commission called on Nigerians not to be taken in by the spirited attempts to divert attention from the determination of the EFCC to find out who stole over N6billion of poor pensioners’ life savings and bring the culprits to justice.
That is the issue, not NFIU, the statement said.
In a story on December 16, Premium Times reported that the EFCC had uncovered how Mr. Oronsaye and other top directors of the federal civil service defrauded the over N6.2 billion pension fund using a maze of bogus contracts.
It said Mr. Oronsaye was invited by the commission weeks ago to answer questions relating to the fund.
Source: Premium Time
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