EFCC Invites Ekweremadu Over Alleged Money Laundering

Hamilton Nwosa
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, for questioning over alleged money laundering.

The commission made this invitation in a letter to Ekweremadu, dated Tuesday July 24.

The letter was signed by Mohammed Abba, EFCC’s Director of Operations.

Ekweramadu was asked to report to the EFCC the same Tuesday to offer explanations on why his name featured prominently in an ongoing money laundering case being investigated by the commission.

Earlier on Tuesday, officials of the Police and the Department of State Services laid siege to Ekweremadu’s residence, longside that of Saraki.

As of the time SaharaReporters reported the story, they were still there.

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