2 Kogi officials report selves to EFCC office in Abuja, state govt says

Kogi State Government has confirmed that two of its officials are currently at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, was in response to a report that a Federal High Court had ordered their arrest.

“Despite not receiving an official invitation, they decided to voluntarily report at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja.
“We have not been told the specific details of the allegations against them, but they may not be unconnected to the ongoing investigations regarding some present and former government officials,’ the statement reads in part.

The officials, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha, had turned themselves to the EFCC on Monday over corruption allegations.

“The officials reported as law-abiding citizens of Nigeria to further demonstrate that the Government of Kogi State has nothing to hide and will always open her books to lawful investigations.

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“We hope that the EFCC will respond to the patriotic action of the officials by remaining professional in conducting their investigations.

“As a Government, we are always prepared to cooperate with anti-graft agencies to prove our transparency and retain the confidence of our development partners who have consistently given us awards in recognition of our unflinching transparency, accountability and probity,” the statement added.

Proofreading, editing by Uji A Iliyasu, Editor at Neptune Prime.

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