EFCC gets nod to arrest NIA ex-DG Ayodele Oke, wife (Guardian)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said it had secured a court order for the arrest of former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folasade.

The anti-graft agency’s acting spokesperson, Tony Orilade, in a statement, said Justice Chukwujeku Aneke issued the order consequent upon an oral application by EFCC counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo.

He quoted the judge as saying: “I have carefully considered the oral application for the arrest of the person mentioned herein, and I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the said application is meritorious.

“Accordingly the application is hereby granted as prayed. Read more

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