I was under pressure to compromise investigations –Obono-Obla

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Former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, said he was under pressure to compromise investigations throughout the two years he served as t

he SPIP boss.

He was suspended through a letter which was signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on August 14, 2019, after approval by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari . In one of his latest posts, which was released on January 16, 2020, Obono-Obla claimed that he had an unpleasant tenure as the SPIP chairman as he was constantly approached to compromise investigations, noting that his refusal earned him enemies.

“You have political leaders and all sorts of leaders that demand and exact all forms of power and influences! You have age mates, school mates and all sorts of friends! In Nigeria everyone knows one another! All these people try to influence the anti-corruption fighter on how he is doing his or her job!“When you are approached you are not required to say no! You are supposed to accommodate, compromise and bend the rules for the person they have come to talk to you about! When you refuse their...

 

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You were under pressure to compromise, under how many months or years? But Nigerians would not appreciate Ibrahim Magu who has been doing fantastic investigation, and recovering huge sums of money. But would only say arrest and prosecution is selective.

Pressure from whom?

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Gbenuè soun.... Ogbono obla.

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