In the past, Fani-Kayode(right pic) had claimed he received no direct funds from the office of the ONSA and was not
involved in any fraudulent practice while carrying out his duty as Director of
Media and Publicity, Jonathan/Sambo 2015 Presidential Campaign.
But the EFCC believes he
has some questions to answer and efforts to arrest him have begun.
The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives have launched a massive manhunt for former
aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode over the N2.5 billion withdrawn from the
account of the National Security Office in 2015.
On Wednesday, the EFCC
arrested former Imo state governor, Achike Udenwa (left) one of the beneficiaries of
the money, meant for arms purchase but diverted to fund former president
Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign.
Fani-Kayode reportedly got
N840million of the money, the largest. The money was paid in three tranches
into his Zenith Bank, Maitama branch account with No.1004735721.
The balance on this account
as at 31st December, 2015 was N189, 402.72
In his response in the past
to the unfolding scandal, he said he got the cash for campaign purposes and
that he rendered and accounted for how it was spent.
Achike Udenwa, former Imo
State governor
“He never knew the source
of the cash,” he said.
“All attempts by our
operatives to locate the whereabouts of Mr. Fani-Kayode have failed because he
has not only switched off his phones, he has virtually gone underground,” an
EFCC source told TheNation newspaper.
“We will fish him out
wherever he is. Having been watch-listed by the EFCC, he cannot hide for long,”
the EFCC official said.
The Goodluck Support Group
got N320 million; Achike Udenwa and Viola Onwuliri N350 million; Nenadi Usman
N140 million; Olu Falae N100m and Okey Ezenwa N100million.
Of the six people
implicated in the scandal, Nenadi Usman, a former minister of state for finance
has been interrogated by detectives.
Mrs Usman, who was granted
administrative bail on health grounds, is expected for more interrogation in
Lagos this week. She was said to have refunded N140 million. She signed an
undertaking to make more refunds and forfeit two houses to the government.
Femi is long overdue
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