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EFCC Arrests Former Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the immediate-past governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed.

Ahmed was invited by the anti-graft agency for questioning on Monday.

A source at EFCC told Channels TV that Ahmed was in the interrogation room for about seven hours, writing statements.

While details of the case were still sketchy as of press time, sources revealed that his arrest was in connection with how funds to the tune of about N9 billion were allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Kwara State government.

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The money was alleged to have been diverted during Ahmed’s tenure as governor of the state, and when he served as the Commissioner for Finance in the administration of former Governor Bukola Saraki.

Ahmed was appointed as the Commissioner for Finance in Kwara after Saraki assumed office as governor in 2003.

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