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| Add captionEkiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose and Precious Fani-Kayode. |
Precious Fani-Kayode, wife of former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has given a breakdown of the events that occurred in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ekiti State on Monday.
Recall Mrs. Fani-Kayode was arrested by officials of the EFCC in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while she was trying to withdraw money from a branch of Access Bank in the town.
Speaking with Punch after the incident, Mrs.
Fani-Kayode lamented that she was badly treated by the officials while her baby
was denied food.
“I decided to go to Access Bank to make some withdrawals when I was detained on the instructions of the EFCC.
“They told me the account had been frozen and they were asked by the EFCC to arrest me on the spot.
“I have been operating the account since 2005 when I was a student in the university. They had earlier frozen my two bank accounts which they have not opened till today and I have been waiting for them to invite me, but up till today, they have not.
“The balance in the account is just N200,000; so, I don’t know what their interest is. I’m a private person. I have not received any political fund; so, why are they trying to starve my family?
“That account has nothing to do with politics. This is dehumanising. I had to called the governor to inform him of the development.”
In a related development, the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the EFCC and the attitude of Access bank officials.
According to Fayose, “They can’t try that nonsense in my state. If they try it, there will be a showdown. They are over-stepping their boundary.
“This is a country that operates a constitution. What kind of molestation is this, taking away the rights of Nigerians because you are investigating?
“Must they terrorise people because they are in opposition? I have demanded an apology from the bank. If it fails to do that, I’m done with them. This is lawlessness.” Fayose said.
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