The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a remand order from a
Federal Capital Territory High Court to keep former Governor Ayodele Fayose of
Ekiti State for two weeks, according to Punch.
The
remand order, it was learnt, is subject to renewal which implies that Fayose
could spend longer than two weeks in custody.
A
reliable source said, “We have obtained a court order to hold Fayose for at
least two weeks pending investigation. He could be released earlier or later
than two weeks depending on the outcome of investigation.”
Fayose
is under probe for allegedly receiving N1.3bn from the Office of the National
Security Adviser through a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator
Musiliu Obanikoro, during the build-up to the 2014 governorship election in
Ekiti State.
However,
sources within the commission revealed to Punch that Fayose was
also under probe for allegedly receiving kickbacks from government contractors
through his aide, Abiodun Agbele, who is currently standing trial for fraud.
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