NIGERIA'S anti-graft commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday grilled the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, for about seven and a half hours over the N40 million campaign fund he received for former President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection bid.



Sheriff, as reported on Wednesday, was invited by the EFCC to appear before its operatives at its Maiduguri, Borno State office.

He was said to have arrived at the office at about 10am.

He was only released on administrative bail at about 5:30pm after he agreed to refund the N40 million he was given for the election.

The money was part of the $115 million released by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Alison-Madueke, through Fidelity Bank Plc, to major actors in the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission for the reelection bid of Jonathan.

The money was said to have been converted to Naira by the now sacked Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo.

It came to about N23.3 billion at the time.
The money was given to Sheriff by Mohammed Wakil, who received N450 million on behalf of the PDP in Borno State.

A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development.

Uwujaren said in the statement: “A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Shariff, was grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Maiduguri zonal office on Wednesday for his involvement in sharing the sum of N40m.

“Investigation is ongoing as Shariff is answering questions in the EFCC office at the time of writing this report.”

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You can return what you weren't given. Naija politicians I hail oooooo.

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I still don't get it...now how is this witch-hunt? EFCC is working, that's a fact!

Amazing

sheriff na now u go bring out that money,mtchw....

Thank God for Buhari oh. Na so all these people for escape with our money?

Bunch of thieves. They nearly sold all the entire country! May we never have their likes in power again.

Na wah o, the man get mind to pocket 400m. They steal this money without investing it, not like they build some companies where they can employ youths that needs job or sponsor poor kids in their communities

So fast? If true the EFCC is making headway

E get as this story be sha.

The headline is misleading. There is nothing in the main report to suggest that he truly agreed to return N400million.

Can someone rob a bank, and when he is caught, he says : Ok, let me go. I will return the money?

clevadani:
Thank God for Buhari oh. Na so all these people for escape with our money?

no be say them escape with money, but they make other honest hustlers look stupid, they form bigmen on top stolen commonwealth of all of us. Na wa oo

clevadani:
Thank God for Buhari oh. Na so all these people for escape with our money?

This is what some wailers are wailing against and shouting witch-hunting upadown. Now, they will say Buhari is not working.

If this is really "witch hunting", I'd rather not want it to stop..... So long it recovers d looted funds.... When another party takes over, they can also witch hunt this present administration..... By this, maybe we will get rid of all political witches and wizards in the country.....

Watch ow wailer will rubbish this news!

Ok

Lmao

I wonder if these people suddenly became generous and love giving Buhari money


Otherwise these fuckerrs stole money


It's not witch hunt , It's treasure hunt

Haba, 40 million is way too small na.
There shld be a law to make people pay over 5 times of whatever they stole 4rm public funds nd nt the exact amount.
What abt interest on that money?

Thank him for returning our yams. However, let him still face the law for collecting our yams from the former clueless corrupt government !!

YAM EATERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA...
Eating our yam since 000001BC...

Ehn ehn,good boy

If he agreed that he received stolen funds, why release him on bail?
He should be facing a judge this morning.

much as expected.... trust SAS

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PDP=ATM

He needs time to fight for his PDP chairmanship than stay in EFCC custody. Fanny & Oba-ni-Koror should follow this good example.

After returning this one he will strategize on recovering it in 10folds.

clevadani:
Thank God for Buhari oh. Na so all these people for escape with our money?

.... No wonder they never wanted him to win the election. Ole people Dem!

Obanikoro,just behave like Sheriff and watch things go smoothly for you

Chai... See as dem dey money asif e no get value