The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has again been detained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, HorizonTimes gathered.

Also detained alongside the Speaker is the Clerk of the House, Adeyemo Adedeji and the Accountant of the House, Oladayo Samuel.

The trio, HorizonTimes gathered may be arraigned, Tuesday, on an eleven-count charge bothering on allegation of conspiracy, forgery, and stealing of about N2.5 billion Naira before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

The speaker who was arrested last Thursday was released on administrative bail pending his arraignment, but was asked to return to the Commission’s office on Monday.

The anti-graft agency had filed charges against the Speaker and three others, including one Adeyanju Nimota Amoke who was said to be at large, on October 1st, 2022.

The charge was filed by the EFFC’s Lagos Head of Legal Monitoring Unit, Rotimi Oyedepo, at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

One of the count of the charge read, "That you Oluomo Olakunle Taiwo, Oladayo Samuel, Adeyemo Adedeji Taiwo and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at large) sometimes in 2019 in Abeokuta within the jurisdiction of this honorable Court conspired amongst yourselves to use the total sum of  N2,475,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion, Four Hundred and Seventy Five Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity to wit: stealing from the treasury of Ogun State House of Assembly and you thereby committed an offence contrary to  sections 18 (a), 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

The Commission says it intends to call at least 10 witnesses to testify and tender documents and exhibits.

The list of witnesses includes Adamu Usman Yusuf, Otitoju Moses Kolawale, Yazid Ahmad Bawa, Anyanwu Bright, Adekunbi Mojibola, Munkaila Huzaifa and Idowu Oluseyi Olarenwaju.

Others are representatives of Ashkash Nigeria limited, representatives of Obasanjo Holdings limited (managers of NNPC Mega Station) and representatives of Gateway Bank limited.

HorizonTimes gathered that the Speaker and other members of the Assembly have refused invitations by the anti-graft agency, following an invitation letter dated 5th January, 2022.

The letter which was addressed to the Clerk with reference number 3000/EFCC/LS/CMU/OG1/VOL.1/004, requested all the members of the House alongside the Accountant and Director of Finance and Account to appear for an interview on January 14th.

Only the impeached former Deputy Speaker, Dare Kadiri, honoured the invitation of the agency.

The Assembly later opted to challenge the invitation by the EFCC by institution a case against Agency in sit number FHC/AB/CS/8/2022.

HorizonTimes had exclusively report how the Assembly allegedly forged documents to retire more than N700m using a company belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Speaker of the House, Sruraj Isola Adekunbi, Ashkash Nig. Ltd.

The former Deputy Speaker of the House, Dare Kadiri, who was also sued alongside the EFCC by the Assembly, has also alleged that his signature was forged to in some of the documents with the EFCC.