ALLEGED N189BN FRAUDULENT WITHDRAWAL: EFCC GRANTS BAIL TO EX-SOKOTO GOV TAMBUWAL, WITHHOLDS PASSPORT
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on bail following his interrogation over alleged suspicious cash withdrawals amounting to N189 billion.
Tambuwal, who served as governor from 2015 to 2023, reported to the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, arriving at approximately 11:30 a.m.
He was questioned by investigators and subsequently held at the commission’s main office.
EFCC sources indicated that the transactions in question may have violated provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
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“Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is being held over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189bn. The withdrawals are in flagrant violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022,” one source had said on Monday.
Another EFCC official, who asked not to be named, confirmed that Tambuwal was in custody while the investigation continued.
On Tuesday, sources said the former governor had been released after meeting his bail conditions, which were described as “not stringent.”
However, his passport remains in the custody of the EFCC.
“He has been released on administrative bail. He met all the bail conditions. His passport is with us,” a source stated.
Efforts to reach the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as calls to his line went unanswered, and he had yet to respond to a message sent to him as of press time.
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