Omokri claims EFCC arrested Atiku’s lawyer to cripple him before Saturday’s election

A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of arresting the lawyer to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to “cripple” the former Vice-President before the Saturday elections.

Omokri in a series of tweets explained that the arrest of Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie and his subsequent detention reflects the desperation of President Muhammadu Buhari to return to power.

He said, “The @officialEFCC today arrested @atiku’s lawyer, Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie with 25 heavily armed policemen. Is this why they postponed the election and implemented their #CoupAgainstNigeria? Their plan is to go after those around Atiku to see if they can cripple him before Saturday.

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“The @officialEFCC did not need 25 armed men. They detained @atiku’s lawyer, Uyi Giwa-Osagie, for 9 hours in his office. He is a respectable lawyer. Is it a crime to be Atiku’s lawyer? PMB should save his armed men for death squad of #SnatchAtYourOwnRisk and leave Atiku alone!

“The @officialEFCC should tell Nigerians why they have arrested @Atiku’s lawyer? What is his crime? Who is next? Is it Atiku’s wives or his children? Is Atiku now public enemy? Is that why @MBuhari instigated the election postponement #CoupAgainstNigeria? Why is PMB so desperate?”

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