Vice President Yemi Osinbaja had denied reports making the rounds that he collected N4billion out of recovered loots from Ibrahim Magu, the ex acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
His Spokesman, Laolu Akande said it was fake stating thus: the attention of the Office of the VP has been drawn to a series of tweets stories online that the VP collected money from the embattled ex-EFCC chairman indicating that Magu allegedly embezzled over N39 billion and gave Vice President Yemi Osinbajo N4 billion, after the VP gave instructions to that effect.
Amended added: “With all emphasis at our disposal, let it be firmly stated that these are totally false and baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the Probe Panel investigating of Mr. Ibrahim Magu. They are indeed completely absurd in every respect.
“Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured 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 campaign 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,’ Akande said.
Earlier, Akande tweeted: “Inundated by wide circulation of Fake News about VP’s purported involvement in some EFCC recovery of billions, pls rest assured they’re all LIES: calculated to confuse and concocted to smear Prof. Osinbajo’s image. The VP has’nt & will never be involved in any such shady activities.”