The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has seized the passport belonging to a former Minister of
Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, The PUNCH has learnt.
The former minister, who served as the
Director of Publicity of the Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015
presidential election, was arrested on Monday last week for receiving
N840m.
The money, which Fani-Kayode admitted to receiving, was said to have emanated from the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The ex-minister had, however, insisted
that he did not know that the money emanated from the CBN because he was
assured by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party that the
money was sourced from private individuals.
A spokesman for Fani-Kayode, Mr. Jude
Ndukwe, confirmed to our correspondent that the ex-minister had
submitted his passport to the EFCC.
Ndukwe said the EFCC had given the ex-minister bail conditions but had refused to release him despite meeting the conditions.
He said, “The EFCC gave him two bail
conditions. The first condition was that he would hand over his passport
while the second condition was for him to provide two sureties. The two
sureties must be at least directors in the civil service and must have
properties in AMAC (Abuja Municipal Area Council).
“Five days after meeting the conditions, the EFCC has refused to release him.”
In a related development, the EFCC has
arrested a former Principal Private Secretary, to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, Hassan Tukur.
http://www.punchng.com/efcc-seizes-fani-kayodes-passport-detains-ex-gov-yero/
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