We know nothing about Wiwa – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports making the rounds that a former Director of the Directorate of Mili­tary Intelligence (DMI), Letam Wiwa, was arrested by it.

Denying the arrest, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “I can’t find any such detainee in our records. I can’t find anything on him.”

There had been reports on Monday morning that Wiwa, was arrested at the weekend and moved to Abuja for questioning by the EFCC over his alleged involvement in a $2.1 billion arms deal

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Currently the deputy commandant at the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Wiwa confirmed on Monday morning that he was in his office in the Oshodi area of Lagos, denying that he was ever invited or arrested.

“I just woke up this morning, and people started calling me that they saw reports of my arrest in the papers”, Wiwa said.

Continuing, Wiwa stated that he was surprised at the reports, describing it as a magic arrest.

“I am now sitting in my office in Oshodi, Lagos. The papers were just too audacious. They didn’t even ask the army whether any such arrest happened. There was not even an invitation, let alone an arrest,” he said.

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