The Nigerian Senate’s Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu, is in EFCC’s custody as he was spotted in the anti-graft agency’s office.
This is according to the news agency Premium Times who report that multiple sources have confirmed that the 2nd most important man in the Senate was in the EFCC’s office in Abuja between 9-10:00 a.m.
According to Premium Times, one of their sources said; “He is currently at the interrogation room,”
The news agency also reported that another EFCC staff said Mr Ekweremadu is with anti-graft detectives, but could not say when he would be released.
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“We have some questions for him bordering on corruption,” a source said. “But we do not know yet when he would be released, we will know this by 5:00 p.m.”
Ekweremadu had been invited to the EFCC office for a chat last week.
The Senator has been dealing with allegations of corruptions in the last couple of years including the famous Senate standing rules saga in 2015 where he was accused of forging Senate standing rules.
There were also the allegations that he owned multiple properties abroad, some allegedly bought surreptitiously by shadow companies and other underhanded means.
This is a developing story and it is believed that more details will come out soon.
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