The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, for alleged N10bn fraud on Friday.
According to The PUNCH reports credible sources in the anti-graft agency said, “He is going to be arraigned on Friday at the Federal High Court in Ilorin for diversion of funds, amounting to N10bn,”
The ex-governor has been detained by the EFCC since Monday when he honoured an invitation for interrogation.
His Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji AbdulWahab Oba, confirmed his principal’s visit to the EFCC office on Monday, stating that it was only “procedural and routine.”
“Dr Ahmed’s visit to the EFCC is procedural and routine. He was invited and he honoured them as he’s always done. He’s always ready to respond to any query or question regarding his tenure as a governor of the state.”
On Tuesday night, Oba lamented that the EFCC was still holding on to Ahmed, saying he was given stringent bail conditions.
“Yes, he is still with the EFCC and we are now in a dilemma over the issue because they keep changing the goalpost during the match. The case is taking a new dimension, which we don’t really understand for now.
“Initially they said they wanted him to produce two sureties who are federal directors. The sureties came and were asked to provide landed properties in Abuja. We see this as a contradiction. The case was initially handled by the EFCC office in Abuja before it was transferred to Ilorin over the issue of jurisdiction. Additionally, he has been denied access to his doctors, medication and direct access to his cook,” Oba said.
