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It’s ‘patently false’! We didn’t freeze Adeleke, Davido’s accounts— EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports claiming it froze the bank account of Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State.
The anti-graft agency also said it did not freeze the accounts of members of his family, including musician, Davido.
The PDP had on Saturday alleged that the accounts of Adeleke family members had been frozen, describing it as “a recipe for crisis in Osun”.
Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, in a statement on Sunday, said the allegation is false.
Read also: OSUN 2018: PDP calls for unfreezing of Adeleke, Davido accounts
“The commission calls on members the public to disregard the report, which is patently false and contrived to dress the agency with a partisan garb in the unfolding political contest in Osun State.
“For the avoidance of doubt, at no time did the EFCC place a freeze order on any account belonging to members of the Adeleke family.
“The EFCC frowns at the seeming attempts by faceless forces to drag it into the political fray.”
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