According to SR, EFCC has received more evidence linking former
junior Minister for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, with the infamous
Ekitigate election scandal of June 2014 and the related plot to rig the Osun State gubernatorial election.The N1.45 bn was allegedly funneled into the accounts of 5 companies,
all of which were under the control of
Obanikoro. The evidence of these
transactions emerged from EFCC interrogations of 10 suspects connected
with the $2.1 billion arms scandal involving Dasuki.
In February, audio recording revealing Obanikoro presiding over a
meeting on the eve of the Ekiti election to discuss how to ensure the
victory of Fayose, was leaked by whistleblower, Captain Sagir Koli.
Obanikoro is currently in the United States. According to reports,
the companies controlled by Obanikoro which received the deposits
included: Stellavera Dev Company (N300m), First Aralac Global Limited
(N300m), First Aralac Global Limited (N100m), Damaris Mode (N300m),
Stellavera Dev Company (N200m), and Whese Farms Ltd (N250m)
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