Some Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Police officers attached to embattled APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu’s residence on Sunday night had a battle as the police prevented the EFFC from conducting a search warrant.
According to report by Peoples Gazette, EFCC operatives arrived Adamu’s residence at on Ali Akilu Crescent, by Aso Rock Presidential Villa at around 8:00 p.m. and immediately met resistance from police attached to the politician.
A standoff immediately ensued, our sources said, after the police officers said no one would be permitted to enter the premises because it was already past 6:00 p.m. The officers insisted, despite being shown a warrant duly signed by a judge. The content of the warrant was not immediately clear, but Adamu had faced corruption allegations whose probe might still be active.
“The police officers said no one can enter the house because it was already past 6:00 p.m. and already late for any search operation,” one of our sources said under anonymity to discuss the operation. “They said they won’t allow anyone inside even if they go back to bring the judge that signed the warrant.”
The officers, who sources said arrived in four trucks, spent hours trying unsuccessfully to resolve the matter. No casualties were reported during the standoff, which a source described as “physically intense.” Spokespersons for the police and the EFCC were not available for comment between the small hours of Monday and at the opening of business.
The confrontation came as pressure intensified for Adamu to quit as the national chairman of the ruling party. The push hinged largely on Adamu’s failure to support President Bola Tinubu during the APC’s presidential primary in June 2022. The party chairman also did not support Tinubu during the presidential election, although he attended campaign rallies in what party insiders said was a face-saving measure.
Five months after the presidential election and six weeks after Tinubu was sworn in as president, Adamu’s continued occupation of the party’s leadership had become increasingly untenable, sources said.