The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, has assured his supporters that there was no cause for alarm over the raid on his house by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today.
In a statement by his media aide, Habib Aruna, the former governor said that the search on his Epe Country home and Parkview Ikoyi residence occurred without any incident.
The statement read: “This morning, operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission visited the Epe Country home and Parkview Ikoyi residence of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos State, with warrants to conduct a search.”
“These searches were carried out extensively and at the end of the exercise, the operatives left without any incident.
“The former Governor reiterates that the EFCC has till date not had any direct communication with him on any subject matter whatsoever and if or when it occurs he is ready and willing to respond.
“The former governor wishes to assure his supporters and the generality of Lagosians to continue to remain calm and law-abiding as there is no cause for alarm.”