Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, on Thursday, raided a facility being developed by former President,
Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola, in Otakeme, Bayelsa State.
No reason was given for the raid, though the company
premises was searched by the operatives on the suspicion that they would find
hidden cash.
Spokesman of the company, Austin Ekeinde, lamented that
some containers, machines and buildings were damaged in the process.
He said “At about 1500 hours today, 13th April 2017, EFCC
operatives invaded KAKATAR premises in Otakeme in Bayelsa State and
vandalised containers, equipment, machines and damaged our buildings in the
process.
“KAKATAR premises in Otakeme houses our construction
equipment, machines and residential buildings and it not for the storage of
cash or any other material.”
The development came on the heels of similar raids in
Lagos, Kano and Kaduna by EFCC operatives in search of cash suspected to have
been stashed by some powerful Nigerians.
By John Owen Nwachukwu
