Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a lawyer who was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has claimed that he is innocent of the fraud case preferred against him.
Adegboruwa who was arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency on Monday from his Lekki, Lagos office, is accused of obtaining money under false pretence by knowingly dealing in a forfeited asset without due authorisation.
The activist who spoke in a statement yesterday from his chambers and signed by his wife, Oreka Adegboruwa, said that he was being ‘persecuted’ for antagonising the current administration at the federal level.
“There is no way a criminal case can be maintained against Mr. Adegboruwa as the criminal case upon which the case is based has been dismissed. Mr. Adegboruwa did not collect money for any property but acted as a mediator for settlement and he acted upon the lawful instructions of his client,” the statement read in part.
Adegboruwa was said to have allegedly conspired with some persons to lease a property located at House 105 Nicon Town Estate, Lekki Lagos to one Shelf Drilling Nigeria Limited in the sum of N61,631,944.65.
The money in question was allegedly credited to his Zenith Bank account from where he allegedly disbursed the funds to others who benefitted from it accordingly.
