Justice Mary Odili
Security operatives invade S’Court’s Justice Odili’s home as EFCC denies involvement
A combined team of security operatives, on Friday, conducted a search on the home of Mary Odili, a justice of the supreme court, in Abuja and wife of Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers state, who is currently on the watchlist of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The operatives, who comprised of soldiers and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), identified themselves as members of a joint task force and claimed to have come with a search warrant, after receiving information on “illegal activities” going on in the house.
At the time of filing this report, the residence was still under siege by the security personnel.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from any operation in Justice Mary Odili’s residence.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement Friday night that reports which claimed that its operatives raided Justice Odili’s home were false.
Uwujaren said, “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.”
