Jonathan’s campaign director reportedly evades EFCC again as she travels out of Nigeria
- The chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, says the agency cannot arraign Ngozi Olojeme because she has run away from Nigeria
- Magu says he is sure Olojeme has more than one passports and that she was able to evade monitoring by officials
- Olojeme continues to maintain that she is innocent of the allegations by the country's anti-graft agency
Ngozi Olojeme, the embattled former chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund and campaign director for former President Goodluck Jonathan, has travelled out of Nigeria reportedly evading the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second time.
The Punch reports that Olojeme, a deputy chairman in charge of finance committee of the Goodluck Jonathan campaign organisation in the 2015, was being probed for alleged mismanagement of about N62bn belonging to the NSITF.
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The report said Olojeme had earlier fled to South Africa where she remained for nearly two years before she was pressured to return in December 2017, and was detained by the EFCC.
The report said the EFCC then seized several houses from her including a mansion in Maitama in Abuja.
Ibrahim Magu, the chairman of the EFCC, reportedly said Olojeme had not yet been arraigned because had fled the country again.
According to Magu, Olojeme could have more than one passport and was able to flee the country without the knowledge of the commission.
“The woman is no longer in the country. She escaped because she had multiple passports. I think she has another citizenship.
“Olojeme escaped but we are on the case. We are working on it,” he said.
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In a statement made available to Legit.ng in December 2017, Ngozi Olejeme, reacted to her detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged N64 billion meant for the re-election bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Our attention has been drawn to erronoues media reports about the circumstance surrounding the issues Dr Ngozi Olejeme is currently having with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
“While we recognise the constitutional right of the media to inform the public, we are inclined to set the records straight by stating what has transpired so far between Dr Ngozi Olejeme and the EFCC," the statement said.
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