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EFCC declares Fayose’s sister wanted over N200million Abuja mansion `
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission is looking for Mrs. Moji
Ladeji, the sister of Ekiti State Governor,
Ayodele Fayose, over a N200m house
located at 44 Osun Crescent, Maitama,
Abuja, a highbrow area in the nation’s
capital.
According to court documents, the
building, which has since been sealed
off by the EFCC, was allegedly bought by
Fayose from proceeds of corrupt
practices but the title documents of the
house bear the name of Fayose’s sister,
a move the commission claimed was to
cover the governor’s track.
Detectives told our correspondent that
Ladeji, who is based in the United
Kingdom, would need to explain her
role in the alleged scam.
A source in the EFCC stated, “We have
been able to establish that the house
was bought from the proceeds of
corrupt practices. The house was,
however, bought in the name of
Fayose’s sister. We need to question
her to determine her level of
involvement.
“We know that she is based in the UK
but she comes to Nigeria quite often.
We want her to come and tell us her
side of the story.”
Fayose had sued the EFCC for freezing
his bank account following an
allegation that he received N1.219bn
from the Office of the National Security
Adviser through a former Minister of
State for Defence, Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro, as well as kickbacks from
state contractors.
However, in a counter-affidavit,
deposed to by Mr. Tosin Owobo on
behalf of the EFCC, the agency said
Fayose used the N1.219bn as well as
alleged kickbacks received from the
Ekiti State Government contractors to
buy houses in Abuja and Lagos.
The governor allegedly received
kickbacks from about four Ekiti State
Government contractors – Samchese
Nigeria Limited, Tender Branch Concept
Nigeria Limited, Hoff Concept Limited
and Calibre Consulting Limited.
However, instead of receiving cash, the
governor allegedly instructed the
companies to buy houses for him in
Lagos and Abuja.
The houses located on Tiamiyu Savage
Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, are said to
be worth about N1.1bn.
According to the EFCC, the houses were
bought in the name of J. J. Technical, a
company owned by Fayose and his
wife, Feyisetan.
According to the EFCC, the houses in
Abuja were bought with different
names.
While the N200m house, located at 44
Osun Crescent, Abuja, was allegedly
bought in the name of Fayose’s sister,
another property, located on 32
Yedseram Street, Maitama, worth
N270m, was bought in the name of a
company.
The affidavit reads in part, “The
applicant (Fayose) also used the name
of one Mrs. Moji Ladeji (the applicant’s
sister) to acquire a property situated at
44 Osun Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, from
the proceeds of the alleged offences of
receiving gratification and kickbacks.
“Apart from fraudulently retaining the
sum of N1,219,490,000.00, being part
of the N4,745,000,000.00, stolen from
the treasury of the Federal Government
through the Office of the National
Security Adviser, the applicant (Fayose)
has also received gratification in form
of kickbacks from various contractors
with the Ekiti State Government such as
Samchese Nigeria Ltd., Tender Branch
Concept Nig. Ltd., Hoff Concept Ltd. and
Calibre Consulting Limited.”
