Falana Asks EFCC to Investigate Stella Oduah’s N255 Million Armoured Car scandal

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Saturday, October 19th, 2013

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Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate the controversial armoured car purchased for for the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.

Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana

Mr Falana’s demand was contained in a letter dated October 18 and titled “Request for Investigation of Economic Crimes of Fraud and Extortion of the sum of N255 million by the Aviation minister, Ms Stella Oduah.”

The Lawyer also threatened to drag the EFCC to court if it fails to investigate the scandal within seven days.

The letter partly reads: “In the light of the foregoing we request you to investigate the economic crimes of fraud and extortion committed by the Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah and her cohorts in the NCAA.

“Take notice that if you fail to accede to our request within the next seven days we shall not hesitate to pray the Federal High Court to compel your Commission to discharge its statutory duty in respect of our complaint.”