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 Premium Times
Friday.
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.
- Premium Times
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