How Fayose secured release of Fani-Kayode’s wife from EFCC

On Monday Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose stopped officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from taking the wife and son of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode into custody.

According to reports, Mrs Precious Fani-Kayode who was a guest of the governor had paid a visit to an Access Bank in the state when she was detained.

She stated, “I’m not a politician and that account had been dormant for about five years. I only activated it last month in Port Harcourt.

“I decided to go to Access Bank to make some withdrawals when I was detained on the instructions of the EFCC.

“They told me the account had been frozen and they were asked by the EFCC to arrest me on the spot.

“I have been operating the account since 2005 when I was a student in the university. They had earlier frozen my two bank accounts which they have not opened till today and I have been waiting for them to invite me, but up till today, they have not.

“The balance in the account is just N200,000; so, I don’t know what their interest is. I’m a private person. I have not received any political fund; so, why are they trying to starve my family?

“That account has nothing to do with politics. This is dehumanising. I had to call the governor to inform him of the development.”

 

Condemning the action of the anti-graft agency Fayose said it was sad that the Buhari-led administration was terrorising the opposition.

Fayose added, “They can’t try that nonsense in my state. If they try it, there will be a showdown. They are over-stepping their boundary. This is a country that operates a constitution. What kind of molestation is this, taking away the rights of Nigerians because you are investigating?

“Must they terrorise people because they are in opposition? I have demanded an apology from the bank. If it fails to do that, I’m done with them. This is lawlessness.”

In a statement issued on Monday Fani-Kayode told President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC to “face him like a man”, and not harass his family.

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