EFCC frees Obanikoro after 18 days in custody
November 04
20:23
2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of defence.
He was arrested on October 17 after arriving the country from his base in the US.
According to PUNCH, the former minister regained freedom around 5pm on Friday.
“The EFCC just released Senator Obanikoro around 5pm. He is on his way home now,” the newspaper quoted a source as saying.
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The agency accused him of receiving N4.7 billion from the office of the national security adviser in 2014.
Of the N4.7 billion, he allegedly kept N785m and gave the balance to Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti governor and Iyiola Omisore, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun, the balance.
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Hmmn, Nigeria my country, why are we doing like this, if a hungry poor person steal a price of small food, its either we give him jungle justice or the court send home to prison buh if corrupt politician steal huge billions, they walk free. Nigeria My country