EFCC Arrests Former Kwara State Governor Over
Alleged N9 billion Fraud
Following allegations of diverting
N9 billion, men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested
Abdulfatah Ahmed, the former governor of Kwara state.
According to Channels Television,
the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the
EFCC headquarters in Abuja
The 57-year-old was said to have
arrived at the EFCC headquarters at about 10 am on Monday, in response to the
invitation sent to him by the agency.
Following his arrival at the
anti-graft agency’s office, Mr. Ahmed was reportedly in the interrogation room
for about seven hours, writing statements.
Sources told newsmen that his arrest
was in connection with how funds to the tune of about N9 billion were allegedly
diverted from the coffers of the Kwara State government.
The money was alleged to have been
diverted during Mr. Ahmed’s tenure as governor of the state, and when he served
as the Commissioner for Finance in the administration of former Governor Bukola
Saraki.
Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson
Uwujaren, confirmed to Channels that the former governor responded to the
commission’s invitation.
