EFCC nabs Atiku’s lawyer for alleged money laundering

LAGOS, Nigeria – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have arrested a lawyer and treasurer of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

We gathered that the lawyer, Uyi Giwa Osagie was arrested on Monday for alleged money laundering. According to Saharareporter, the lawyer was arrested following arrest of Hasbu Nallahu, a Bureau De Change operator, arrested earlier when EFCC operatives found $2 million on him.

Nallahu reportedly confessed that Uyi paid naira equivalent of $4million into his account, which he converted into $2million in the first instance, which he deposited into a new generation bank in Lagos

The EFCC operative however alleged to have found documents linking Uyi to Atiku Abubakar in his Ikoyi residence.