A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the arrest of a Medical Director at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Dr. Olufemi Omotosho.
Omotoso and a legal practitioner, Mr. Ayo Owoka, were charged to court for allegedly conspiring to offer a bribe of N1.2m to some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The two were scheduled for arraignment on Monday before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo.
But when the charge was called only Owoka was present in court.
Dissatisfied with the development, Lawal-Akapo consequently issued a bench warrant against the doctor.
He ordered the EFCC to produce him on January 26, 2015 to come and take his plea.
The charge filed before the court against Omotola and Owoka contained five counts bordering on conspiracy, offering of gratification to a public officer and giving of false information to a public officer.
Narrating the circumstances surrounding the alleged offence, the EFCC counsel, Mr. Babatunde Sonaike, said Omotosho attempted to bribe an investigation team of the EFCC on February 27, 2014.
According to Sonaike, the accused made the attempt while he was being probed by the EFCC for alleged fraudulent activities at the Owo Federal Medical Centre.
Sonaike said the bribe was offered through Owoka to the EFCC team led by one Mr. Usman Zakari, to compromise their investigation.
The prosecutor also accused Omotosho of destroying an extra-judicial statement he tendered to the EFCC in order to evade prosecution.
Sonaike said, “These offences contravened Section 64 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011 and Section 39 (2) of the EFCC Act of 2004.”