Onnoghen: My Life Is Under Threat – Ex-Buhari Aide, Dennis Aghanya

Onnoghen: My life is under threat, says ex-Buhari aide, Dennis Aghanya
Published January 19, 2019

The
Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption and Research- Based Data
Initiative, Dennis Aghanya, has raised the alarm over threats to his
life following his petition against Onnoghen for failing to declare five
bank accounts with about $3m.

The former media aide to
President Muhammadu Buhari told Saturday PUNCH on Friday that a number
of people have asked him to disown the petition against the CJN for a
huge amount of money.

He declined to identify the people making the threats.

Aghanya
said, “Since this petition came to light, they have been sending
friends and families to me and at the same time issuing threats. They
are giving me two options: If I don’t accept, I would go down six feet.
If I mention the amount they are offering, it is something a hungry man
would accept, something they cannot resist, big money, as much as a
billion naira.”

According to the activist, those faulting his
action should instead encourage the CJN to defend himself at the Code
of Conduct Tribunal.

He stated that the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, did the right thing
by ensuring the prosecution of Onnoghen for concealing five domiciliary
accounts in Standard Chartered Bank.

He dismissed arguments that
the petition did not follow due process, noting that Nigerians should
be concerned with the facts and evidences presented on the case “instead
of leaving substance to chase shadow.”

Aghanya again denied
that the petition against Onnoghen was politically-motivated, noting
that many other investigations were also being carried out by ARDI
against other government officials whom he declined to identify.

When
asked if he feared for his life, Aghanya said, “I’m human, but then, it
is God that gives life. Because I am a good Christian, I don’t feel
bothered. If I were to be killed, do you know the kind of enemies I have
had to contend with since I was born? The enemies would come, they
would rise, do all sorts of things, but if God is with you, all those
things would be in vain.”

Source:- Punchng