The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arrested the Former Governor of Ondo state Olusegun Agagu.
Dr. Agagu was arrested at about 8.00am this morning by officials of the Anti-Graft agency.

His arrest according to sources at the Commission is in connection with the alleged embezzling of 25 billion naira belonging to the Ondo State Oil Producing Community Fund. [color=#990000][/color]


The Anti-Graft Agency moved in on the former governor upon hearing that he is billed to travel to Australia tomorrow via London.

Spokesman for the Commission, Mr. Femi Babafemi has confirmed the arrest of the former governor.


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if at all he found guilty, let him pay dearly for it.

This is another indication that shows that the strategy currently being used to fight war against corruption in Nigeria is not effective.

This administration is not yet even 2 yrs old, and Mr. Agagu has already discovered a way to chop down 25b Naira; while kids (the future) are busy roaming around the state without sufficient resource to help develop them into a productive (adults) citizens. It is absolutely despicable and very obvious that our current system is not working.

Guys, please close your eyes for a minute and think about what would happen to the country, the citizens and the leaders if Aguga was now facing public execution at his home-town if guilty?

Trust me, we've got to drop few scape-goats before we could witness the change we've been craving for in Nigeria, it's that simple.

@Big B1 stop jumping to conclusion before you know the facts. Agagu has been the governor of Ondo state for over 5 years.

So he has ample time to embezzle if he wanted. Even though he was arrested, I think it goes against the slogan of this administration of RULE of LAW.

How can you arrest someone without indictment? where was EFCC while he was a governor?

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@Big B1 stop jumping to conclusion before you know the facts. Agagu has been the governor of Ondo state for over 5 years.

So he has ample time to embezzle if he wanted. Even though he was arrested, I think it goes against the slogan of this administration of RULE of LAW.

How can you arrest someone without indictment? where was EFCC while he was a governor?

Why should he shut up in the face of pure tribalism. Waziri and her minions are nothing but core tribalists and now I know why they removed Ribadu. Have you wondered why EFCC close their eyes on Northern and eastern crooked gov's?. Why is Odili,Ibori, Nnanamani and dariye still walking around scot free?. Why does the EFCC pounce only on Yorubas. It's quite intriguing i tell you. Something is definitely wrong and while i support every criminal to be brought to justice, I still think the due process of law should be followed.

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hopefully they would follow through till the end and not sweep it under the carpet like they did others.

hopefully they would follow through till the end and not sweep it under the carpet like they did others.

Have you asked yourself why they didn't follow Odili's or Ibori's case to the end but they will be quick to jail Bode george, Fani Kayode, Tafa balogun and now innocent Agagu(until proven guilty).

no i wont ask myself that because im not looking at it thru the same lens with which u r looking at it.

no i wont ask myself that because im not looking at it thru the same lens with which u r looking at it.

Well you better shine your eyes. This is Nigeria.

my eyes have been shined. you have also shined urs but u went ahead to look at it through a lens instead of direct. thus ur shined eye shined after all.

my eyes have been shined. you have also shined urs but u went ahead to look at it through a lens instead of direct. thus ur shined eye shined after all.

Shine your eye oh. Somebody is repeating the harassment of Yorubas by the Abacha regime. Do a background check on Waziri and what you may discover will startle you. I suspect the Abacha squad infiltrated the EFCC.

since u have done the back ground check on waziri, can u save me the time and equip me with ur find? but i notice that u used the word 'MAY' dat indicates u r sending me on an arodan chase.

To successfully reduce corruption in Nigeria, something absolutely unprecedented (public execution) must be done.

For example: Ehindero is still walking around freely today with his balls in his hand, Ibori is chilling, Kalu is busy banging heads together, Ribadu is constantly shitting all over our constitution, while El-rufai is missing busy studying how to take over the world.

The system is obviously not working, we must try something different, but deadly; or else governors will continue to steal, EFCC will continue to arrest/ release and the citizens will also continue to suffer, while our lovely country remains on a dusty floor.

The key to a successful war against corruption in Nigeria is sending a firm message; an effective message is usually sent through making use of few scape-goats.
A deadly repercussion must be put in place or else corruption will continue to rise in Nigeria till the end of time.

Na today? after 1 week them go release am like ibori and his friends . useless people

Big surprise. All hungry thieves, using money to feed ashewos

Why is Farida Waziri/Yar'adua only arresting the corrupt yorubas ? Why aren't they going after the corrupt in other tribes?

Agagu barely got out of office and he is already arrested.

This was the same way grange was arrested; it was done so swiftly.

There is definitely a pattern of concentrating on yorubas in yar'adua's fight against corruption.

Should the question here really be wether there is a conspiracy to arrest only corrupt public officers from a particular ethnic group or wether the person has things to answer? Your relative steals from you and kills your children and you are mad at someone else for scolding him? Gosh, how ironically 'unafrican'. EFCC abegi please, if the govenor of my state steps out of line please met out some 'selective justcice' on him so that the next guy knows the score.

Although I am yet to see this 'selective justice' the EFCC practices considering no ex public office holder is in jail as a result of EFCC, what really surprises is that people choose to believe that the punishment of corrupt officers is detrimental in some way to their states, it really does baffle. Instead of people alerting the EFCC to the actions of their state govenors when they step out of line people are complaining about 'selective justice'. It just seems so upside down and counter productive. If the people of a state really really want development then does it have to go beyond 'your state govenor was corrupt' before people are actually satisfied with an arrest if in fact there are questions to be answered?

I guess Nigeria might need to descend to the very point where everyone in it earns no more than a dollar a day before people begin to realise that underdevelopment, lack of opportunities and corruption has no ethnic affiliations. Perhaps then people will start willingly handing over the bad eggs in their states as sacrificial offerings to the alter of the common good. This really does baffle to the point of amusement. A possible thief is arrested for questioning - gosh how unfair, is there no justice in the world? LOL.

Although I am yet to see this 'selective justice' the EFCC practices considering no ex public office holder is in jail as a result of EFCC,

This is because it is not your brethren that are being singled out.

what really surprises is that people choose to believe that the punishment of corrupt officers is detrimental in some way to their states,

Listen, no one is saying they should not probe, arrest and prosecute agagu or any yoruba if they are indeed corrupt. All we are saying is -
don't just go after the yorubas; yorubas are not the only ones stealing govt money in Nigeria.

Like I said earlier, you fail to pick up on this because it is not your tribe being singled out. Either that or you don't believe there is tribalism
at play in Nigeria.

Tonim:

This is because it is not your brethren that are being singled out.

Listen, no one is saying they should not probe, arrest and prosecute agagu or any yoruba if they are indeed corrupt. All we are saying is -
don't just go after the yorubas; yorubas are not the only ones stealing govt money in Nigeria.

Like I said earlier, you fail to pick up on this because it is not your tribe being singled out. Either that or you don't believe there is tribalism
at play in Nigeria.

LOOOL. How amusing, so what exactly do you know about me? Do you know for a fact that my "brethren" are not being "singled out" or do you even know what part of the country I am from? Yep, "brethren" that sacrifice the development of a whole state due to their selfish ambitions and interest, what amazing "brethren" worth protecrting. Even considering that people would tow this line is pretty frsutrating especially when you see a lot of whining about corruption and the state of things on nairaland. No offence to anyone and permit me to hold my views but it is quite irritating, tomorrow same people will come and shout that there is corruption and underdevelopment in their state and "discuss the issues", lol. Do you think ,doing "brother brother" with crooks will serve as a detterrent? For crying out loud what message is actually being sent out? You think these same "brethren" had your best interest at heart when they were pillaging the funds of their states and raping your resources to have more money to buy that extra private jet while the ordinary citizens could not even afford ehalth care? I mean. . . . ? How amusing, pardon me @Tonim but really no need to reply unless you want to have the last word cos I think I will pass on raising my blood pressure this morning. : )

Gosh what a country, the corrupt are protected by nthe citizens under some sort of "brotherly code" they did not consider when they were stealing hope and dev.elopment from their people whle the people won't mind shouting down performers and all the while same people are shouting "underdevelopment". Gosh what a country LOOL.

LOOOL. How amusing, so what exactly do you know about me? Do you know for a fact that my "brethren" are not being "singled out" or do you even know what part of the country I am from?

All right then, what part of the country are you from ? Please i am all ears.

I stand by my words that, it is hard for you to see that yorubas are being singled out because it is not your tribe.

Yep, "brethren" that sacrifice the development of a whole state due to their selfish ambitions and interest, what amazing "brethren" worth protecrting. Even considering that people would tow this line is pretty frsutrating

especially when you see a lot of whining about corruption and the state of things on nairaland. No offence to anyone and permit me to hold my views but it is quite irritating, tomorrow same people will come and shout that there is corruption and underdevelopment in their state and "discuss the issues", lol. Do you think ,doing "brother brother" with crooks will serve as a detterrent? For crying out loud what message is actually being sent out? You think these same "brethren" had your best interest at heart when they were pillaging the funds of their states and raping your resources to have more money to buy that extra private jet while the ordinary citizens could not even afford ehalth care? I mean. . . . ? How amusing, pardon me @Tonim but really no need to reply unless you want to have the last word cos I think I will pass on raising my blood pressure this morning. : )

Gosh what a country, the corrupt are protected by nthe citizens under some sort of "brotherly code" they did not consider when they were stealing hope and dev.elopment from their people whle the people won't mind shouting down performers and all the while same people are shouting "underdevelopment". Gosh what a country LOOL.

Again and for the umpteenth time, the EFCC can go after all yoruba corrupt people, all I am saying is that, they should go after others too !!!!!
Don't just single out the yorubas.

It seems you just like writing for the sake of writing. Who is protecting the corrupt ? Where in my post have I implied that ?

Next time, please read my posts carefully before responding. I think I write pretty clearly, but whatever difficulty you are having
understanding my posts, do not hesitate to point them out.

I went to school in Nigeria when our educational system was top notch. A diploma from UI, UNN, OAU, UNILAG etc was well
received around the world. I don't know if it is our school system that has failed you because I think my posts were pretty
clear that I don't have a problem with corrupt yorubas being prosecuted, I only feel they should go after others and not
just single out the yorubas. I think that was pretty straight forward.

How you arrive at me protecting the corrupt eludes me. Anyway, I can go over how to read and comprehend sentences
with you if this is what you need help with.

From all indications, we are going round in circles - taking one step forward and 2 steps backwards. Its the same scenarios that have been witnessed over the years that are repeating themselves, yet some people will be quick to tell you that Nigeria is progressing.

Corrupt individuals should be prosecuted irrespective of their affiliations but for many years, the Nigerian entity has been suffocated by allegations of selective justice whenever a government makes a public declaration (not necessarily a firm commitment) to pursue justice or to war against any evil.

How long will we continue this circular motion with no forward movement?

Tonim:

All right then, what part of the country are you from ? Please i am all ears.

I stand by my words that, it is hard for you to see that yorubas are being singled out because it is not your tribe.


Again and for the umpteenth time, the EFCC can go after all yoruba corrupt people, all I am saying is that, they should go after others too !!!!!
Don't just single out the yorubas.

It seems you just like writing for the sake of writing. Who is protecting the corrupt ? Where in my post have I implied that ?

Next time, please read my posts carefully before responding. I think I write pretty clearly, but whatever difficulty you are having
understanding my posts, do not hesitate to point them out.

I went to school in Nigeria when our educational system was top notch. A diploma from UI, UNN, OAU, UNILAG etc was well
received around the world. I don't know if it is our school system that has failed you because I think my posts were pretty
clear that I don't have a problem with corrupt yorubas being prosecuted, I only feel they should go after others and not
just single out the yorubas. I think that was pretty straight forward.

How you arrive at me protecting the corrupt eludes me. Anyway, I can go over how to read and comprehend sentences
with you if this is what you need help with.

Apologies if you were offended, so why don't we look at where this all began. Someone posted an article and claimed there is selective justice being perpetrated against the members of a particular ethnic group. I posted a general statement based on observations. You decided to reply to my post specifically. You claim your posts are quite clear and unambigous but i don't believe your point was clear, I mean, what do you mean by the highligted part of your statement which you iterated in your earlier post? That single line I highlighted is shrouded in ambiguity and is quite contradictory especially when the EFCC had gone after people like Uzor Kalu, Odilli and Ibori. So are all those from same place? The irony is that here lies the issue: the actual effectiveness of the EFCC in successfully ensuring the conviction of corrupt public office holders. How many of the ex office holders are actually in jail? Instead of stating the obvious that the EFCC has been a collective failure towards the fight of corruption in Nigeria, period - it becomes a case of "they are focusing too much on my brother"? 

I am not saying this is the case, but could it be possibly because the leaders in a particular area aree corrupted to the point that they are easier to single out? Do we actually have to do statistics to justify prosecution? Perhaps this could be another area where federal character comes into play. Hence EFCC is only allowed to arrest one person from each group even if for whatever reason there might happen to be more obvious corrupt practices in say a particular region. So is this the point? See what I mean by your points aren't necessarilly supportive with the ideals you proclaim? So would a push to have convictions display more "federal character" satisfy? Though I find such a premise quite ludacris these are genuine questions. We could actually go further with this but it is obvious you took some offence at my last post so please don't feel the need to reply, just ignore my postings and have a nice day : )

After the guy don boast finish say them no fit arrest am.

could it be possibly because the leaders in a particular area aree corrupted to the point that they are easier to single out? Do we actually have to do statistics to justify prosecution? Perhaps this could be another area where federal character comes into play. Hence EFCC is only allowed to arrest one person from each group even if for whatever reason there might happen to be more obvious corrupt practices in say a particular region. So is this the point? See what I mean by your points aren't necessarilly supportive with the ideals you proclaim? So would a push to have convictions display more "federal character" satisfy? Though I find such a premise quite ludacris these are genuine questions. We could actually go further with this but it is obvious you took some offence at my last post so please don't feel the need to reply, just ignore my postings and have a nice day : )

The bolded part confirms my earlier claim about you. Now that I understand your mindset, it makes sense how you choose not to reason
with me and just keep writing endlessly.

Have a nice day !

Smokescreen!

He's only taken in to be given the slap on the wrist treatment a la Lucky "moustache" Igbinedion

Tonim:

The bolded part confirms my earlier claim about you. Now that I understand your mindset, it makes sense how you choose not to reason
with me and just keep writing endlessly.

Have a nice day !

Interesting, a question I was asking in obvious speculation which was followed by other questions all in an attempt to reason with you and point out the ambiguity in your posts and the huge room it left for a lot of questions becomes conclusion? A question that was preceded by the phrase "I am not saying this is the case"? Guess you are going for the soundbyte approach? You highlight a question out of a whole set which included some jest about federal character that was purposely written to highlight what was an ambiguous proposition on your path that perhaps showed your post was not as clear as you thought it was? Well, good thing I am about done, not indulging you any further and really not bothered what "mindset" you think you "understand" about me or whatever conclusions you have reached cos my life is not defined by such LOL. Have a Nice day too and please abeg feel free not to address my posts again, it is not by force and I am not interested in any online spats, take care : )

The numbers never seem to come close to adding up in that country. How can a governor embezzle 25 billion while the EFCC sits back watching all that time. I am not even sure anything good is going to come out of this probe, given that nothing has come out of all the past probes to date. This is unbelievable!!

I'm not impressed,i'll be when he is put away for like 10yrs minimum with hard labor and refund of every penny,then,i'll be thrilled.
But that can not happen in Nigeria,by next week the corrupt old man will be walkin freeier than me.

could it be possibly because the leaders in a particular area are corrupted to the point that they are easier to single out?

Again, what you wrote that I have in bold pretty much sums up the mindset behind your reasoning.
My initial assumption about you has been proven, thanks to you.

could it be possibly because the leaders in a particular area are corrupted to the point that they are easier to single out?

Hmmm, I guess if the "leaders in a particular area" weren't so corrupt, it'll be difficult to single them out. So, the reason "leaders of other
areas" are not as easy to single out is because they are less corrupt.

I guess the "leaders of other areas" are not only less corrupt, but the few that are corrupt (the very few) are so smart that they are able
to do so without the radar of EFCC catching up with them.

So, not only are the "leaders in a particular area" more corrupt, but they must be less intelligent than the leaders of other areas. The
very very few that are corrupt in the "other areas" are so advanced in their corrupt practices that the EFCC just cannot match their
level of sophistication.

Now that I think about it, you make a whole lot of sense.