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EFCC Arrests Atiku’s Lawyer Over $4M Money Laundering

Segun Atanda/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for alleged money laundering.

Giwa-Osagie was arrested on Monday night after he was reportedly implicated by a bureau de change operator, Alhaji Abdullahi Usman.

Usman who was reportedly caught in possession of $2m cash identified Giwa-Osagie as the owner of the money.

The bureau de change operator also reportedly confessed that the total amount given to him by Osagie was $4m.

 NewsmakersNG learnt that Giwa-Osagie is still in the custody of the Commission.

 NewsmakersNG also learnt that the Commission is probing the possible link between the money and Saturday’s rescheduled presidential election in which Atiku Abubakar is the major challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari.

 Sources at the EFCC confirmed the arrest to NewsmakersNG but the Commission is yet to make a formal comment on the development.

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