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Fayose Reportedly Detained By EFCC, See How Nigerian Are Reacting As Fayose Spends Days In EFCC Custody

The Immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday visited the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) wearing a shirt with the inscription ‘EFCC I’m Here’, amidst fanfare and accompanied by former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, after he was invited a month ago to answer questions as regards to money laundering. Read the report here.

The anti-corruption agency according to reports, detained and drilled Fayose, asking the ex-governor to return N1.3bn received from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki through Musiliu Obanikoro. However, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has accused the Presidency of directing the EFCC to incarcerate, Fayose indefinitely.

Due to this allegation, the former governor has spent a couple of nights at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja and here’s how Nigerian Twitter users are reacting to this:

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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