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BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by honey001(m): 5:31pm On Jul 31, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has held a former president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, in custody over allegations of theft and money laundering, PREMIUM TIMES can report.

Mr Saraki, a former Kwara State governor, was detained on Saturday, sources familiar with the development said, a situation that may trigger another episode of troubles for the politician.

As senate president between 2015 and 2019, Mr Saraki spent a considerable time facing allegations of corruption and false declaration of assets. He was acquitted by the Supreme Court in June 2018.

However, in his new case with the EFCC, PREMIUM TIMES understands, Mr Saraki is to answer questions over alleged theft and laundering of public funds using a network of cronies and proxy companies.

The suspected proxies, who executed purported contracts for Kwara State under Mr Saraki, allegedly made returns, for many years, to the former governor, forming an organised a network of dirty money flow.

The funds involved were huge, running into hundreds of millions in naira and hundreds of thousands in foreign currencies at various times, sources said.

Anti-graft investigators have obtained a list of the proxy companies involved and analysed a pattern of suspicious transactions between them and Mr Saraki, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

One of them has been reportedly responsible for funding Mr Saraki’s lifestyle, including paying over a hundred million to settle the bills for rent and renovation of Mr Saraki’s Maitama residence, PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation showed, based on interviews with persons familiar with the property.

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https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/476790-breaking-efcc-arrests-saraki-over-renewed-allegations-of-corruption.html

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Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by olatade(m): 5:32pm On Jul 31, 2021
I advice Dino to take off ooo
Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by Throwback: 5:32pm On Jul 31, 2021
Same Saraki who hid overnight in the car park of the National Assembly, just so he could spring a surprise on his own party to become Senate President?

Even as a staff of his father's bank, Société Generale Bank, he was already involved in a fraud case investigated by the Nigeria police in the early 1990s.
Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by FoolaniHellman: 5:33pm On Jul 31, 2021
Witch hunting 101

Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by Bola146(f): 5:34pm On Jul 31, 2021
Let FBI dig into it jare undecided
Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by FarahAideed: 5:34pm On Jul 31, 2021
APC trying to distract us from Abba Kyari
Re: BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Saraki Over Renewed Allegations Of Corruption by Nobody: 5:35pm On Jul 31, 2021
Abba Kyari brother should be the one under their radar now

A case that was dismissed by supreme court is what EFCC joblessness have taken them to

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