Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied receiving any fund from the recovered loots from the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
A statement signed by the Spokesperson to the VP, Laolu Akande, described the report as false and baseless fabrications “purporting to reflect goings-on at the Probe Panel investigating Mr. Ibrahim Magu.”
The report which was credited to one Jackson Ude said that Magu allegedly embezzled over N39 billion and gave Vice President Yemi Osinbajo N4 billion after the VP gave instructions to him to release some of the recovered loots.
But Akande in the statement said, “such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement 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 campaigns 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,” he said.
