Two of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro's children, Babajide and
Gbolahan Obanikoro are currently been investigated by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Sources at the anti- graft agency
disclosed that N4,745,000,000.00 was traced to a company, Sylvan
McNamara Limited, in which they both have investments in.
The money was allegedly paid into the company’s account with Diamond
bank over a period of time from the Office of the National Security
Adviser account with the CBN. According to the source, all the
transfers took place between June and December 2014,which was during the
Ekiti state governorship election.
N200 million was allegedly transferred into Sylvan Mc Namara’s account
on June 5, 2015, while N2billion was also wired into the account from
the CBN/ Imprest Main account on June 16, 2015. Another transfer of N700
million went into the account on July 7, 2014, while N1billion was
credited into the account on July 30, 2014.
Other transfers included: N160 million on August 8, 2014; N225 million
on August 22, 2014; N200 million on November 14, 2014 and N200 million
on December 5, 2014.