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Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has denied reports alleging that he received N4 billion from the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu.
There were reports alleging that Magu who is being grilled by a presidential probe panel, “stole so much that he could not account for N39 billion” and gave Osinbajo N4 billion after the Vice President gave instructions to him to release some of the recovered loots.
In a statement issued late night Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande described the report as untrue and “baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the Probe Panel investigating Mr. Ibrahim Magu”.
“They are indeed completely absurd in every respect,” Akande said.
“Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant falsehood, tarnish the image of upright public officials and mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will of course not be distracted by these obvious campaigns of lies and calumny. The online publications, being criminally defamatory in nature, have been referred to the relevant law enforcement agencies for investigation and necessary action.”
