OPC reiterates commitment to national security

N35b alleged fraud: Court orders forfeiture of ‘stolen’ bank’s N190.2m, $70.8 to FG

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has reiterated its commitment to national security of the country. Chairman, Planning Committee for the 30th Anniversary of the Congress, Prof. Kolawole Raheem, who gave the assurance, yesterday, during a media briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, on the group’s anniversary, said that the Yoruba organisation is a major milestone in Nigeria’s history that is committed to the service of humanity in terms of security.

He said the 30-man committee had been saddled with the responsibility to oversee the planning and execution of all the programmes slated for the anniversary.
He said the planning committee had prepared for the series of activities for the weeklong programme of the anniversary, which will open the doors of opportunities for the world to know how the OPC has fared in the last three decades.

Raheem said that former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel would chair the occasion, while a political scientist and a lecturer at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Olufemi Otubanjo, would be the guest lecturer.He said the choice of Daniel was informed by the significant and fatherly role he played during the factional crisis that engulfed the OPC in 2005.

In another development, Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered interim forfeiture of the N190.2 million and $70.8 allegedly stolen from the First Bank of Nigeria by one of its staff, Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, to the Federal Government.

The judge’s order was sequel to a motion ex-parte filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Aluko also ordered the publication of the order in any national newspaper for anyone who is interested in the monies to appear before the court and show cause within 14 days why the final order of the forfeiture should not be made.

The judge subsequently adjourned to October 9, 2024 for further hearing.