The Operation in the Maitama, Abuja, home of a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili.
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There were reports that operatives of the commission went to the judge’s home to execute a search warrant as part of an investigation of her husband, Dr. Peter Odili, who is a former Governor of Rivers State.
But a statement issued by the EFCC denied executing any search warrant at the residence of Justice Odili.
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to claims in a section of the media that operatives of the Commission today, October 29, 2021 stormed the Maitama, Abuja home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, purportedly to execute a search.
“The commission by this statement wishes to inform the public that the report is false as it did not carry out any operation at the home of Justice Odili. If there was any such operation as claimed by the media, it was not carried out by the EFCC.
“The commission enjoins the public to discountenance the report”, the statement signed by Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said.
In September, Odili sued the Nigeria Immigration Service for seizing his passport at the airport. The immigration service however said it acted on EFCC’s request as part of a probe of the former governor. Justice Inyang Ekwo, however, ordered NIS to release the passport to Odili.
A High Court had in 2007 barred the antigraft commission from investigating or prosecuting Odili.
Also in 2020, the former governor approached a Federal High Court for another injunction to stop an impending probe.
Odili, who was governor from 1999 to 2007, obtained a perpetual injunction from a Federal High Court in 2007 which barred the EFCC from investigating or prosecuting him.
In 2020, he approached a Federal High Court again to get another injunction to stop an impending probe.
Last month, the former governor sued the Nigeria Immigration Service for seizing his passport at the airport.
In its response, however, the NIS said it was the EFCC that asked it to seize Odili’s passport as part of a probe.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, however, ordered immigration to release the passport to Odili immediately.
An impeccable source told our correspondent that Justice Odili, who is one of the most senior judges in the country, was upset about the decision of the EFCC to search her home.
The source said, “EFCC operatives armed with a search warrant stormed Justice Odili’s home today, claiming to be investigating her husband.
“Justice Odili insisted that it was her personal house and not her husband’s own.
“As I speak to you, the operatives are still there, insisting that they search the house.”
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