The Economic Financial Crime
Commission, EFCC, has seized the passport belonging to a former Minister of
Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.
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 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.
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