Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has refuted a lawsuit alleging that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission intends to arrest and prosecute him when his term ends.
Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu’s spokesman, made this revelation in a statement on Tuesday on behalf of Lagos State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro.
According to a source, Sanwo-Olu’s attorney filed a basic rights enforcement suit against the EFCC before Federal High Court Justice Joyce Abdulmalik in Abuja. His clarification follows the news.
But Pedro, the Lagos Attorney General, explained that Gov. Sanwo-Olu never hired a lawyer to bring a lawsuit on his behalf over the issue.
“We need to clarify that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at no time, sued or briefed any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning the above subject matter.
“Also, it is disingenuous for the Governor, who enjoys immunity as conferred on him by the Constitution and has almost three years ahead of him, to brief any lawyer on this kind of matter.
“To the best of my knowledge, my inquiry confirmed that the EFCC is not investigating the governor and has never invited him or threatened arrest of any member of his staff, domestic or otherwise.
“We are currently investigating how the case came to be without our knowledge,” he stated.
As of the time of filing this report, the EFCC has not released a statement on the matter.
