28 Oct EFCC releases ex-Senate President Anyim after two days in custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a former Senate President, Pius Anyim, after a two-day interrogation over allegations of corruption, his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has said.
Mr Anyim, taken into custody on Sunday, was released on Tuesday based on an administrative bail granted him by the commission.
The former Senate President between 2000 and 2003 who went on to serve as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, was taken into custody after arriving at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja at about 3 p.m. on Sunday.
He was questioned over a matter involving the incumbent Anambra North Senator, Stella Oduah, multiple sources at the EFCC had informed this newspaper.
Anyim was invited in connection with a corruption case involving Ms Odua over alleged diversion of funds to the tune of N780 million allegedly diverted to a company in which the former Senate President was said to have an interest.
Ms Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation under the Goodluck Jonathan administration from 2011 – 2014, was sacked based on a contract scam involving the purchase of BMW armoured cars.
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