protesters under the aegis of "Patriotic
Mothers Without Borders", on Friday
stormed the EFCC Abuja headquarters
calling for the "arrest, investigation and
prosecution" of Ayo Fayose, governor of
Ekiti State, over his involvement in the
$2.1 billion arms deal scandal.
Chanting "Fayose must go", the women
numbering about 300 carried various
placards and banners with inscriptions
like: "EFCC Must Prosecute Fayose",
"Corruption is Corruption", "Fayose is
being tormented by the blood of
innocent Nigerians slaughtered by Boko
Haram.
Convener of the group, Nnenna Jideofor,
accused Fayose of stealing part of funds
meant to equip the military in the fight
against terrorism. She said: "The gravity
of the crime does not permit that we
wait indefinitely for Fayose to leave
office; he would have finished spending
his share of the loot by then, and he has
all the time to destroy evidence."
While presenting its petition to Umar
Mohammed, Deputy Director Operations,
Abuja, Jideofor expressed discontent at
the ruling of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the
Federal High Court, Ekiti, ordering the
EFCC to de-freeze Fayose's Zenith Bank
account, that the agency earlier froze
having been linked to the arms deal
scandal. .
"As mothers, we beg the EFCC to as a
matter of urgency, investigate how much
Fayose gave lawmakers of Ekiti State
House of Assembly who we believe have
lost their souls to an overlord," she
added. Crdt: NAN
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