The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, Monday paid an “unscheduled visit” to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), where he met and prayed for detainees, including two former Ministers, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as former Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati.
Fani-Kayode, Obanikoro and Abati, who was former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, have remained in the custody of the EFCC, since their separate arrests over a week ago, on allegations of corruption.
Also in the custody of the anti-graft agency, is a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, whose offence borders on alleged contract fraud and abuse of public trust.
Kukah’s visit to the EFCC Monday, was announced in a statement by the Commission’s spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren.
According to Uwujaren, the clergyman had described the anti-graft agency’s detention facility and clinic in Abuja, as “clean and orderly”.
He was said to have been conducted round the facilities by the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, during the visit.
