A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, was on Thursday, interrogated at the zonal command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged laundering of N4 billion.
According to a report by The PUNCH, Fayemi, an ally of incumbent President Bola Tinubu, arrived the EFCC facility at about 9:40 am on Thursday.
The Newspaper quoted a source as saying, “Fayemi arrived our Kwara command office at about 9:40 am today. Our operatives are currently grilling him over alleged misappropriation of N4bn.”
Another source, who corroborated the report, told the Newspaper that Fayemi is not the only governor on the EFCC’ list.
He added: “I’m not sure whether he’d be released today or detained. However, he’s not the only former governor that’s currently being probed by the commission.”
Earlier in May, Fayemi, through his lawyer, Adeola Omotunde, SAN, pleaded with the EFCC to allow him to present a book in honour of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 19, before honouring the agency’s invitation for questioning over money laundering allegations.
In a letter dated May 12, the EFCC had asked the ex-Ekiti governor to appear before the head of its zonal command office in Kwara, to answer questions bordering on money laundering activities.
According to the letter issued by its zonal commander Micheal Nzekwe, the EFCC requested that Mr Fayemi appears before it on May 18.
But in a follow-up letter through his legal counsel, Adeola Omotunde, SAN, dated May 15, Fayemi said he was one of the organisers and reviewer of one of the books published in Buhari’s honour
Fayemi, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was governor of Ekiti from 2018 to 2022. He handed over to Biodun Oyebanji after the latter won the governorship election in June 2022.
