Five days after he was arrested, a former presidential
spokesman, Reuben Abati, is still in custody because he is unable to satisfy
his bail conditions.
Mr. Abati, a columnist, was arrested on Monday by operatives
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on allegations of financial
impropriety to the tune of N50 million.
When operatives questioned him about how he spent the funds,
Mr. Abati reportedly said he disbursed it to media practitioners in his
capacity as the spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
But he said he did not keep records of the disbursement when
queried for evidence.
The journalist was subsequently granted an administrative
bail that requires presenting a senior federal civil servant —preferably a
director— with landed properties in Abuja.
“He will be released when he meets his bail conditions,” a
source within the EFCC informed.
Also in EFCC custody is Bala Mohammed, a former Minister of
the Federal Capital Territory, who was taken into custody shortly after Mr.
Abati’s arrest on Monday.
But Mr. Mohammed’s case is said to be more complicated and
he may not be released anytime soon.
WISEMEN learnt that the EFCC has procured a remand order
from a court to hold Mr. Mohammed for a while.
He faces allegations of land racketeering which EFCC said
came in several petitions from citizens who dealt with Mr. Mohammed while he
was a minister.
Mr. Mohammed was said to have sold government land to
private individuals and received pay for the transaction in cash, but we could
not independently verify those allegations claims.
-primiumtimes
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