Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has clarified that there is no diamond bra among items seized from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, which the Federal government plans to auction.
Bawa made the clarification on Wednesday, when he appeared on a Lagos-based television station programme.
Bawa debunked reports suggesting that such personal item was seized from the former minister, saying: “If there was anything like that, I ought to know being the lead investigator who investigated the former minister.”
While noting that the government is yet to auction the properties including jewelries seized from the former minister, Bawa said the diamond bra story remains a creation of social media.
“Government has not sold a single property recovered. We are working towards that. You have accused us several times of media trial but I think it is good to be fair to everybody all times.
“This case is a two-way thing, there was nothing like diamond bra; it is just a creation of social media. I can tell you that for free because I am the lead investigator. I am not aware of it.
“If there is something like that I should know because I led the search and all of that. It is one of the things I mentioned to you that is one of the biggest problems we have is our attitude, we need to change for better,” Bawa said.