These are not the best of times for Chris Ngige, former Minister of Labour, as he is presently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Media aide of Ngige confirmed this in a social media post on Thursday morning.
He disclosed the actual situation of things while reacting to reports that Ngige, who was governor of Anambra, had been kidnapped.
“I have been receiving calls in the past hour from friends and journalists seeking the veracity of the news making the rounds that His Excellency, Dr. Chris Ngige, former governor of Anambra state and immediate past minister of labour and employment, ‘has been kidnapped, Ngige is with the EFCC. He was not ‘abducted’ or ‘kidnapped’,’” he posted on Facebook.
It is not clear why the anti-corruption agency detained Ngige as it is yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report.
Ngige is the second ex-President Muhammadu Buhari-era minister to be detained by the EFCC recently.
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malamii, is also in the custody of EFCC.
Malami said hat he was being probed over recovery of “Abacha loot”.
“The EFCC informed me that its inquiry relates to an alleged duplication in the recovery of the $310 million Abacha loot, which by accrual of interest rose to about $322.5 million as at the time I eventually succeeded in recovering the funds for the federal Government and, flowing from that assumption, two allegations were majorly raised, namely; abuse of office, and Money laundering,” he had said in a statement.
