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Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF on Thursday evening invaded the home of former Gombe State Governor, Danjuma Goje, in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Goje, who is now a Senator, is being prosecuted for money laundering.
His trial started in 2014 and it has dragged on for almost three years.
A senior police officer, who confirmed the raid to The Punch explained that it was carried out by some police teams as part of a wider probe of the senator.
The police source said: “It is true that our men raided Senator Goje’s residence in Abuja, as part of a wider investigation. Some documents were recovered from his house, but it is too early to know the significance of the recoveries.”
However, Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood is yet to make any official comment as regards the raid.
Meanwhile, in a swift reaction, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied participating in raiding Goje’s home in Abuja .
The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a message sent to newsmen on Thursday.
His message reads: “Please disregard online reports claiming the EFCC today, April 20, raided the Abuja home of Senator Danjuma Goje. The report is false as the commission was not part of such an activity.”
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Goje who was elected governor of Gombe State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from 2003 to 2011, is currently standing trial before a Federal High Court for alleged fraud.
He was also accused of contract inflation and spending N1bn on dictionaries for primary schools during his tenure.
TheNewsGuru.com that the former governor, who was voted as member representing Gombe-Central senatorial district in the Upper legislative chamber on the platform of the PDP has since defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).