Eniola Akinkuotu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized the passport of the immediate past Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, as part of investigations into the alleged N76bn fraud perpetrated by Shema.

Shema was detained by the EFCC on Friday after he voluntarily walked into the head office of the EFCC.

However, a source close to the ex-governor told SUNDAY PUNCH that despite meeting the bail conditions, the anti-graft agency refused to release him.

The source said, “You will recall that the EFCC declared Shema wanted even though they knew he was not on the run. They had invited him for questioning in June but when he arrived at their office, he was informed that the detective in charge, Mr. Hyecinth A. Edozie, was out of Abuja, and that a new date, after Sallah, would be communicated.

“However, they never informed him of a new date and then went ahead to declare him wanted. On getting to the EFCC on Friday, the ex-governor presented a stamped document acknowledging that he had honoured the EFCC’s invitation in June.

“After being grilled for several hours, the EFCC gave him bail conditions, including that he tenders his passport and property documents of his sureties which he did. However, the EFCC still refused to grant him bail and said he should wait till Monday.”

The anti-graft agency started investigating Shema following allegations levelled against him by his successor, Governor Bello Masari, who is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Masari had accused Shema of financial impropriety and diversion of billions of naira.

The governor said he had “concrete evidence” to drag his predecessor before the anti-graft agency to recover all stolen funds.

According to Masari, there are some mistakes that can be forgiven, “but N70bn is a huge amount of money that we cannot overlook.”

He alleged that the former governor misappropriated over N76.6bn collected as excess crude oil allocation and diverted over N7.5bn into his private pocket.

Masari also alleged that Shema and other top government officials of the Ministry of Local Government Affairs used fake receipts to divert over N750m earmarked to purchase drugs for local government councils.

Shema, however, accused the EFCC of being used by Masari to persecute him for political reasons.

All attempts to speak with the spokesman for the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, proved abortive as his two phones indicated that they were switched off, while text messages were not responded to as of press time.

http://punchng.com/efcc-seizes-ex-gov-shemas-passport-alleged-n76bn-fraud/

Ok though he is smilling

Sorry sir but are we supposed to feel sorry for you??
These same people stole blindly without carrying for who suffered or died as a result

Lock them all, small thieves get more than that.

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EFCC we don tire to hear seize, till now nobody don go jail

Lol.. every time fraud stories.looted funds recovered but we no dey see the money.. $1 is still N400+ .. una fada!

E be like na money, efcc and corruption day be today do nl.

Same story everyday, I never chop sef since yesterday

When will they declare Robin Amaechi Wanted... Or Amaechi has settle with wike... I don't trust politicians at all, they can do anything... Only supporters suffers!

How I wish Nigeria should suspend constitution because of these people. Upon the suffering that's happening in the land, these people are still living in opulence. The rate at which these people looted this country I don't think it can ever balance. How I wish Gej was voted back in order to see how he would have made it through. God I pray that both the looters and their supporters will never see the light of the day. The strange calamity and sickness will befall them wherever they may be. They will never know peace.

The thing is dat another pple are still planning to loots their own this does not freek them, they will only ask him to pay 10percent of the money for penalty that's all

Hunt them down... all of them.
By 2019 when a new Sheriff comes to town, the rest who escaped by Party affiliation will then be hunted by the next Party Sheriff.
Simple!

They want to turn this country to the poorest country in the world,best thing is all this politicians should resign and new people should take over,all this 60years old men and women still deceiving youths they are the leaders of tomorrow,the only change the country need is the politicans,half of Nigerian youths who wants to go into politics have the mindsets of looting

Nawa self. money laundering here and there. The perpetrators are never prosecuted meaningfully. Yet, a common man steals a 5k phone and gets beaten to death. Gullibility and cowardice apply describes Nigerians.

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Have they recovered Audu's N11 billion?

Let him vomit our yam or have himself choked to death by our yam.. Our nyam our oyel our oyel, our nyam.. #dodges Avenging Ipods..

I tot EFCC has no business with state funds...

The anti-graft agency started investigating Shema following allegations levelled against him by his successor,Governor Bello Masari, who is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives.

1)What happened to Rivers state petition against Amechi if Buhari is really serious? He's investigating reports against PDP governors but throws to dustbin that against his cohorts?... Selective. justice is corruption... Buhari is supporting and abetting corruption and corrupt personnel's...

2) btw isn't it thjs Gov Masari that just bought small goats 45k per one and iron casket for 48k?...

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Zico5:
How I wish Nigeria should suspend constitution because of these people. Upon the suffering that's happening in the land, these people are still living in opulence. The rate at which these people looted this country I don't think it can ever balance. How I wish Gej was voted back in order to see how he would have made it through. God I pray that both the looters and their supporters will never see the light of the day. The strange calamity and sickness will befall them wherever they may be. They will never know peace.

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Really U have talk my mind which is the bitter truth. I wonder how many people comments here to support corruption ! God will help us in this great nation and the truth shall triumph at the end !

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EFCC is really working.. But they should follow due course.

Patience Jonathan and EFCC

Personally, EFCC are not doing anything but fighting people in d opposition parties, wht of those thieve decamped to APC? They are theive! We always hear 'seize' no one is proved guilty. Corruption can never by less because selfish interest.

Haroon222:
Personally, EFCC are not doing anything but fighting people in d opposition parties, wht of those thieve decamped to APC? They are theive! We always hear 'seize' no one is proved guilty. Corruption can never by less because selfish interest.

If na southerner, una go say tribalism, if na northerner una go still talk say na party, which kind people be dis na? Even the children of these thieves know say their papa na thief and una dey here want kill una self. Mtchewww.

PDP and another wahala

biggz82:
EFCC we don tire to hear seize, till now nobody don go jail

Na EFCC go jail them? It's the responsibility of EFCC to investigate and prosecute them in the court of the law and the responsibility of the judiciary to execute or pass judgement. But our system is such that allows the looters the privilege to drag their cases or even escape prosecution with a slap on the wrist punishment because of the corrupt legal system we have. Looters have been escaping punishment by giving part of their loots to judges and the more this continues,the more we're gonna have prolonged corruption related cases as well as political rogues roaming the corridors of power