{"id":107396,"date":"2019-08-14T14:32:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=107396"},"modified":"2019-08-14T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:32:51","slug":"efcc-arraigns-atikus-son-in-law-for-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/efcc-arraigns-atikus-son-in-law-for-money-laundering\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arraigns Atiku\u2019s son-in-law for \u2018money laundering\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of Atiku Abubakar, for allegedly laundering $140,000 in the build up to the 2019 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Uyiekpen Osagie-Giwa, Atiku\u2019s lawyer, was also arraigned for allegedly laundering $2 million in connection with the elections.<\/p>\n<p>The duo were arraigned before the federal high court in Lagos, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Osagie and Babalele were arrested after they honoured an invitation of the anti-graft agency in Lagos on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC had said Osagie made a payment of $2 million without going through any financial institution, the amount which the anti-graft agency said exceeded what is authorised by law.<\/p>\n<p>Osita Chidoka, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, had accused the EFCC of frustrating Osagie and Babalele by inviting them shortly before the August 12 and August 13 public holidays for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Chidoka had asked why the agency invited them and asked him to wait till after the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Govt Agency arrests you for laundering your money, grants bail, seizes your passport and ask you to report regularly,\u201d Chidoka had written on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecides to charge you to court. Invites you on a Friday, aware Mon &#038; Tues are holidays, detains you to wait for Wednesday. Why the wickedness? Why dehumanize?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of Atiku Abubakar, for allegedly laundering $140,000 in the build up to the 2019 general election. Uyiekpen Osagie-Giwa, Atiku\u2019s lawyer, was also arraigned for allegedly laundering $2 million in connection with the elections. 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