Saraki kicks as EFCC seizes his houses in Lagos

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has raised the alarm over the sealing of his houses in Ikoyi, Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission.
The commission has seized the houses following the re-opening of a probe into Saraki’s activities while he was governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011.
The EFCC said he was to be investigated for an alleged case of conspiracy, abuse of office, misappropriation of public funds, theft, and money laundering.
But reacting through his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuf Olaniyonu, Saraki described the move as mischievous.
He noted in the statement: “Our attention has been drawn to the fact that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has marked certain property belonging to Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, obviously under the claim that they are subjects of investigation.
“The action of the EFCC only reinforced our earlier stated position that their current investigation is mischievous, contrary to the tenets of the rule of law and only aimed at settling scores.
“This position is founded on the fact that these same buildings were the subject of earlier investigations by the EFCC, as well as the case initiated by the Federal Government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
“Also, the case went all the way to the highest court in our country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In that case, Dr. Saraki was discharged and acquitted because the courts believe the government has no case.”