The family of a Nigerian businessman, Goodie Ibru, on Thursday described as misleading and scandalous the public notice by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, declaring the businessman wanted.
The EFCC had reportedly declared Ibru wanted in relation to a case of alleged conspiracy, capital market fraud, diversion of billions of funds and assets belonging to the Ikeja Hotels Plc.
But the Ibru family, in a statement on Thursday, signed by Akpofure Ibru, said the manhunt launched for Ibru was uncalled for as he was not on the run from the EFCC.
The family explained that Ibru had on July 19, 2016 received an invite from the EFCC to come to the commission’s office for an interview on July 25.
He was, however, said to have replied through his lawyers, Babalakin & Co, that he would not be able to honour the interview until the first week of November when he would have returned from a scheduled trip to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.
According to the family, Ibru’s lawyers had assured the EFCC that their client would appear before the EFCC as soon as he recovered from his illness and returned to Nigeria, stating that Ibru was a law-abiding citizen, who had no interest in standing in the way of justice administration.
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