Corruption: EFCC Writes Customs to Put Fayose on Watchlist

Segun Atanda/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, on a watch list to prevent him from fleeing the country after the expiration of his tenure next month.

But in what appears to be a response to the latest development, Fayose tweeted this evening to reassure the Commission of his readiness to surrender himself for interrogation on October 26, as contained in his letter to the EFCC last week.

Fayose’s tweet reads: “@officialEFCC, when a woman is being brought to you as a wife, you don’t have to peep through the window to see her. As I said in my letter,  Insha Allah, I will be in your office on October 16, a day after the expiration of my tenure.”

The Commission in a purported letter to the Nigerian Customs Service dated September 13, 2018, a copy of which was obtained by NewsmakersNG, said it believed Fayose would attempt to flee the country through the land borders, Airports and Seaports and requested his prompt arrest.

The letter entitled, “Request for Watch Listing of Persons, Case of Conspiracy, Abuse of Office, Official Corruption, Theft and Money Laundering”, was signed by the Commission’s chairman, Ibrahim Magu and addressed to the Comptroller General of Customs.

Part of the letter reads: “The under-listed suspect is under investigation for above-listed offences and there is reasonable suspicion suggesting that he may likely leave the country either through the land borders, Airports or Seaports in order to evade investigations. Hence, you are kindly requested to watch list and arrest him.”

Meanwhile, the customs service has notified all its command formations of the development and urged them to be at alert.

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