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Detained former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he does not have any money to refund to the government, sources within the agency said.
The disclose that Mr. Abati told interrogators that he had no immediate means of sourcing the amount for which he is being detained.
The EFCC accuses Mr. Abati of receiving N50 million from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The money was part of $2.1 billion allocated for purchase of arms for the fight against Boko Haram, the EFCC says.
Mr. Dasuki is currently standing trial for allegedly misusing the money.
The latest development came days after Mr. Abati reportedly promised to refund N5 million.
The former presidential spokesperson has been in EFCC detention since turning himself in last week Monday.
Apart from being unable to refund the money, Mr. Abati also allegedly told investigators that he could not provide documentary evidence showing how he spent the N50 million.
Mr. Abati reportedly said he disbursed the money as cash and material gifts to journalists during the 2015 campaign.
Asked to name names of media practitioners who benefited from the largess, Mr. Abati said he did not keep such records.
“We thought he would be able to pay N5 million yesterday, but it turned out that he doesn’t have any money,” a source told PREMIUM TIMES Monday.
Our source also clarified that Mr. Abati had met his bail conditions since Friday, but the EFCC had refused to release him.
The EFCC had on October 26 granted Mr. Abati an administrative bail, and required as one of the conditions for his release, a surety of the level of director in the federal civil service.
Those conditions were met on Friday, our source said, but the EFCC failed to release him because of the stalemate over the N50 million.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, did not respond to requests for comment.

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Hehehee.......Oga Abati what have you done? You thought it was funny when you were exposing Aso Rock demons and people walking upside down.

Anyway, if you didn't eat any yam I don't think EFCC can make you vomit it.

May God punish Buhari for trampling on the rights of Nigerians!

Aigbofa:
Hehehee.......Oga Abati what have you done? You thought it was funny when you were exposing Aso Rock demons and people walking upside down.

Anyway, if you didn't eat any yam I don't think EFCC can make you vomit it.

Don't forget that this #50mil was given to him to share among the journalists Femi Adesina included. Why haven't the EFCC invited Adesina to return his.

Omokri is next

sekundosekundo:
Don't forget that this #50mil was given to him to share among the journalists Femi Adesina included. Why haven't the EFCC invited Adesina to return his.

Did Abatti mention Femi Adesina or you just created that from your imagination?

Has this shameless fool called Wole Soyinka returned Rivers state 82 million that was spent on his birthday by Rotimi Amaechi?

No he hasn't.

His conscience does not run that deep.

I must vote Trump so that Soyinka can go back to Nigeria and live with Buhari that he helped in the polls.

How can he help create chaos in Nigeria and run away to the U.S. He must go back to Nigeria by any means possible.

FastShipping:
Did Abatti mention Femi Adesina or you just created that from your imagination?

Seems you've not been following this case from onset. That money was for Christmas and Sallah celebrations for all the journalists in Nigeria.

You didn't steal money in kobos, you stole in $...why do you think we'll accept kobos?....abi which kind of thief is this?

Mr. Abati reportedly said he disbursed the money as cash and material gifts to journalists during the 2015 campaign.
Asked to name names of media practitioners who benefited from the largess, Mr. Abati said he did not keep such records.
MR. ABATI. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? YOU DISBURSED NIGERIA MONEY WITHOUT KEEPING RECORDS? YOU ARE LYING. LET THEM DETAINED THE MAGGOT TILL HE OPENS UP! DOES HE THINK HE'S SMART WITH THAT STUPID STATEMENT?

Mentcee:
May God punish Buhari for trampling on the rights of Nigerians!

right of those that stole your future


Well done

Earth2Metahuman:
right of those that stole your future
Well done

na so we see am ... Some people do not have sense to reason well.

[quote author=Mentcee post=50738416]May God punish Buhari for trampling on the rights of Nigerians![God thoroughly punish you first for defending looters ,what right are you talking about?right to loot?