The wife of Femi Fani Kayode and her child are not in the
custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and were never
detained by the Commission. Contrary to the media spin about the
purported arrest of mother and child, a certain Chikwendu Sonia today
attempted to withdraw money from an Access Bank account that had been
placed on 'Post No Debit' Category, following the discovery of illicit
cash flows into the account.
She was intercepted by the bank while the Commission was
notified but because it was late, the EFCC advised that the suspect be
taken to the police station for processing and release on bail.
They were arranging to take the suspect to the police
station when Governor Ayo Fayose stormed the bank with thugs and his
personal security and forcefully secured the release of the suspect,
with claims that the EFCC had no power to detain anybody in his state.
He also vowed to close down the branch of the bank.
The said account, which had a balance of N 2,307,712.82 was
flagged following investigation into the PDP Joint Trust fund when the
Commission traced N1.1billion to the Zenith Bank account of
Fani-Kayode. It was discovered that the account had two biometric
identification numbers, one for Fani-Kayode and the other (with BVN
2205597283)for Sonia Chikwendu. The same BVN is linked to 2 other
accounts in Diamond bank and 15 accounts in Guaranty Trust Bank.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
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