• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Crime

Bribery : EFCC Summons, Quizzes 28 Oyo Kingmakers Over Vacant Alafin Stool

Vital News by Vital News
October 19, 2023
in Crime, Culture
0
Corruption : EFCC Obtains Warrant To Extradite Diezani Alison-Madueke To Nigeria
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, on Wednesday, quizzed Oyo kingmakers over bribery allegations.

The kingmakers were invited by the EFCC following a petition by one of the candidates aspiring to the vacant throne of Alafin of Oyo.

The kingmakers invited include Basorun of Oyo town, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola; Agbaakin of Oyo town, High Chief Asimiyu Atanda; Samu of Oyo town, High Chief Lamidi Oyewale; Lagunna of Oyo town, High Chief Wakilu Oyedepo; and Akinniku of Oyo town.

The petitioner had alleged that the kingmakers collected bribes running into millions of naira to favour a particular candidate, hence the decision of EFCC to summon the kingmakers for questioning.

Investigations further revealed, however, that only Oloye Agbaakin and Oloye Samu honoured the EFCC invitation while Basorun, Lagunna and Akinniku were said to be absent.

RelatedStories

Police Arrest Traditional Ruler, 13 Others For Banditry In Niger State

NDLEA Intercepts Opiods Worth N6.5billion At Lagos, Rivers Ports, Arrests Two British Men

Kogi Government Approves Selection Of Chief Shola Adebola Samuel As New Olugbagun

EFCC Secures Conviction Of 23-Year-Old Cybercrime Kingpin In Ilorin, Assets Worth Over N150mln Forfeited

Those present were said to be accompanied by their lawyers and were asked to write a statement in defence of the allegation as stated in the petition before they were released.

As of press time, details of their defence were not known.

When contacted on the phone, High Chief Oyewale confirmed the invitation by the EFCC office but declined further comments.

He only said, “Yes, we were invited. We have gone and come back.”

Efforts to reach Basorun, Lagunna and Akinniku, through their mobile numbers, proved abortive as they were not reachable.

Also, efforts to reach the Ibadan Zonal Public Relations Officer of the EFCC were not successful.

The kingmakers have been factionalised in the choice of the next Alaafin.

(Punch/vitalnewsngr.com)

 

Tags: AlafinEFCCkingmakersStool
Previous Post

Terrorists Release 6 Nasarawa University Students After Collecting N5mln Ransom

Next Post

Tinubu Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, FRCN, VON, NPC, NOA, Others

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

IGP Reiterates Ban On Public Parade Of Suspects
Crime

Police Arrest Traditional Ruler, 13 Others For Banditry In Niger State

May 25, 2025
NDLEA Intercepts Opiods Worth N6.5billion At Lagos, Rivers Ports, Arrests Two British Men
Crime

NDLEA Intercepts Opiods Worth N6.5billion At Lagos, Rivers Ports, Arrests Two British Men

May 25, 2025
Kogi Government Approves Selection Of Chief Shola Adebola Samuel As New Olugbagun
Culture

Kogi Government Approves Selection Of Chief Shola Adebola Samuel As New Olugbagun

May 24, 2025
EFCC Secures Conviction Of 23-Year-Old Cybercrime Kingpin In Ilorin, Assets Worth Over N150mln Forfeited
Crime

EFCC Secures Conviction Of 23-Year-Old Cybercrime Kingpin In Ilorin, Assets Worth Over N150mln Forfeited

May 21, 2025
NDLEA Intercepts N3.2bln Drugs At Lagos, Port Harcourt Ports
Crime

NDLEA Intercepts N3.2bln Drugs At Lagos, Port Harcourt Ports

May 18, 2025
Next Post
Tinubu To Swear In New Ministers Monday, August  21

Tinubu Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, FRCN, VON, NPC, NOA, Others

Tinubu Withdraws Appointment Of 24-year-old FERMA Chairman

Tinubu Withdraws Appointment Of 24-year-old FERMA Chairman

Abuja Chief Pharmacist Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Rape/Sodomy, NAPTIP Lauds Judiciary

Supreme Court Sets Up 7-man Panel Of Justices To Hear Atiku’s Appeal Against President Tinubu’s Victory

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

APC Reconciling To Ensure Total Victory In Benue – Chairman

APC Reconciling To Ensure Total Victory In Benue – Chairman

2 years ago
Gunmen kill 3 Policemen At Checkpoint In Edo

Gunmen Invade Kwara Community, Kill One, Abduct 3

2 years ago

FG sets up committee to review salary of civil servants

3 years ago
Labour To Reconsider Planned Strike, Says FG measures Welcoming But Not Far Reaching

Protest : After Meeting With Tinubu, Labour Agrees To Resume Negotiation With FG

2 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN Court Dangote death drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG Fraud gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security Senate students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Governor Uzodimma Sacks Imo Justice Commissioner, Akaolisa

Tinubu Stops Sealing,Seizure Of PDP Office, Other Abuja Properties By FCTA Over Unpaid Ground Rents

Saudi Arabia Bars Sheik Gumi From Performing Hajj, Deports Him Back To Nigeria

Five Children, 14 Others Perish In Kogi Road Accident

Niger Ministry Works Dismisses Report Of Sharp Practices Involving Engineers, Contractors, Consultants

Kogi Heads To Supreme Court Over N1.07 billion Award to Former State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba

Trending

GIMP Salutes Turner On Appointment As President Of Religious, Peace-centric University
News

GIMP Salutes Turner On Appointment As President Of Religious, Peace-centric University

by Vital News
May 27, 2025
0

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP) has congratulated Dr. Sherry Turner on her appointment as...

National Sports Festival’s Impact on Ogun Economy Massive – Abiodun

National Sports Festival’s Impact on Ogun Economy Massive – Abiodun

May 27, 2025
Tinubu, Dangote Refinery And Mele Kyari’s Sack

President Tinubu Departs To Lagos For Celebration of ECOWAS 50th Anniversary, To Commission Projects

May 27, 2025
Police Arraign Ekiti Woman For Reneging On Marriage Promise After Collecting N607,500 From Suitor

Governor Uzodimma Sacks Imo Justice Commissioner, Akaolisa

May 26, 2025
We Are Better Off Together, President Tinubu To Malian Leader

Tinubu Stops Sealing,Seizure Of PDP Office, Other Abuja Properties By FCTA Over Unpaid Ground Rents

May 26, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • GIMP Salutes Turner On Appointment As President Of Religious, Peace-centric University May 27, 2025
  • National Sports Festival’s Impact on Ogun Economy Massive – Abiodun May 27, 2025
  • President Tinubu Departs To Lagos For Celebration of ECOWAS 50th Anniversary, To Commission Projects May 27, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In