The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 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 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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