Martin Kpebu is a private legal practitioner
Legal practitioner and member of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), Martin Kpebu, has denied widespread reports that the committee seized the vehicle of the former Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Omari Wadie.
Initial reports indicated that the anti-corruption committee allegedly wrongfully seized Omari Wadie’s personal car, claiming it to be government property.
Speaking on Happy 98.9 FM’s Epa Hoa Daben in January, Omari Wadie explained that members of the ORAL team initially visited his residence to seize his vehicles but were unable to access his garage as the main gate was locked.
He disclosed that the car in question, a Lexus, had been sent to a mechanic for repairs due to a fault.
On Wednesday, January 22, he received a call from the mechanic informing him that a team identifying themselves as members of the ORAL taskforce had arrived at the shop and seized the car.
Omari Wadie stated that he managed to speak with two members of the taskforce, called Adam and Alhaji Musa.
According to them, the Lexus had been identified as a government vehicle, and they had been instructed to retrieve it.
He added that he was then directed to report to the ORAL Committee or the National Security Office at Blue Gate if he had any concerns.
However, in response to the claims on Adom FM on Thursday, January 30, 2025, Martin Kpebu strongly dismissed them, stating that they were inaccurate and baseless.
The outspoken lawyer further stated that the committee had no knowledge of the incident and clarified that no one from the committee was sent to seize the vehicle.
“It is not true; it’s just fake news. We have no idea about that issue and the ORAL committee has not sent anybody to seize any car – it is fake. That is how politics is and people will try to misinform with fake news. It is unfortunate, but in a democracy, fake news becomes a lot.
“When these things happen, people call for us to arrest and prosecute the fake news peddlers. If you have evidence to prove someone guilty, you can use the laws to deal with such persons. This fake news is not going to be the last because it has been with us even before the world came into existence. We know nothing about the car seizure,” he clarified.
MAG/AE
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