5 June 2011
Outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, was Sunday night picked up by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
His arrest may not be unconnected with several petitions written against him including the N10 billion loan recently secured for the House which for some time has been generating a lot of heat.
Bankole was arrested at about 8.00 pm at his official residence at Apo legislative quarters in Abuja by combat-ready EFCC operatives.
Confirming the arrest, EFCC spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the outgoing speaker was arrested Sunday night at his official residence in Abuja.
He said Bankole has a lot of issues to trash out with the commission “so the issue of his being arraigned before a law court may have to wait for now until all the investigations are completed by EFCC which means he may be with us for some time to shed some light on allegations contained in petitions written against him”.
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