Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday interrogated a former Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari, for alleged corruption.
A team of detectives from the Economic Governance Unit of the commission interrogated the former governor for alleged abuse of office, misappropriation of funds and money laundering-related offences.
A top operative of the commission, who confided in our correspondent, said the commission was probing the former governor for offences he allegedly committed during his tenure as a two-term governor of Kebbi State from 2007 to 2015.
Investigations revealed that the ex-governor reported at the Idiagbon House Headquarters of the commission to honour the agency’s invitation at 10am on Monday.
The former governor was still undergoing the interrogation with the EFCC operatives as of the time of filing this report.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone that Dakingari was invited and that he reported at the commission on Monday.
He said, “The former Governor of Kebbi State was invited and he honoured the invitation.”
Prior to Dakingari’s invitation, the commission had invited his wife, Hajia Zainab Dakingari, who is one of the daughters of former President Umaru Ya’Adua, for interrogation over an alleged N2bn fraud on July 22, 2015.
The alleged offence was said to have been committed under Dakingari’s tenure as Governor of Kebbi State.
Although the former Kebbi First Lady honoured the invitation for a rescheduled interrogation on July 28, the operatives could not take her through the rigorous process on health ground.
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