BEVERLY HILLS, October 06, (THEWILL) – Mr. Jide Omokore, the billionaire oil tycoon and a major player in the oil and gas sector during the Goodluck Jonathan administration has not been arrested over corruption and money laundering charges by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as first reported by Reuters and subsequently cited by this news website.
Reuters quoted an official at the EFCC as the source of its original report.
However, THEWILL can report that Mr. Omokore was at the EFCC office in Abuja on Monday where he was questioned and allowed to go home after his Lagos home and office were raided by EFCC officials over the weekend.
THEWILL spoke to Mr. Omokore on the phone on Tuesday afternoon Nigerian time (2.31pm) and he said he was in his Abuja residence.
Calls to EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwajaren did not go through.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include latest developments.
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