Why we arrested Fani-Kayode’s wife – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has given reasons why it arrested the wife of a former Minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.

In a statement issued on Monday by the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the commission said it took the action when it was informed that Mrs. Precious Fani-Kayode attempted to withdraw from an account it (the EFCC) had frozen.

The statement read in part, “Contrary to the spin about the purported arrest of mother and child, a certain Chikwendu Sonia today attempted to withdraw money from an Access Bank account that had been placed on ‘Post No Debit’ Category, following the discovery of illicit cash flows into the account.

“She was intercepted by the bank while the commission was notified, but because it was late, the EFCC advised that the suspect be taken to the police station for processing and release on bail.

“They were arranging to take the suspect to the police station when Governor Ayo Fayose stormed the bank with thugs and his personal security and forcefully secured the release of the suspect, with claims that the EFCC had no power to detain anybody in his state. He also vowed to close down the branch of the bank.

“The said account, which had a balance of N2,307,712.82, was flagged following investigation into the PDP Joint Trust Fund when the commission traced N1.1bn to the Zenith Bank account of Fani-Kayode.

“It was discovered that the account had two biometric identification numbers, one for Fani-Kayode and the other (with BVN 2205597283) for Sonia Chikwendu. The same BVN is linked to two other accounts in Diamond Bank and 15 accounts in Guaranty Trust Bank.”

The Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose said he stopped the action of the EFCC because they cannot keep terrorising the opposition.

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