The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted bail to former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal after questioning him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189bn.
Tambuwal, who led Sokoto State from 2015 to 2023, was summoned to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday around 11:30 a.m.
He was questioned by investigators and detained at the commission’s corporate headquarters.
EFCC sources believe the withdrawals violated the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is being held over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189bn. The withdrawals are in flagrant violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022,” one source had said on Monday.
Another official of the commission, who requested anonymity, confirmed that Tambuwal was in detention while the inquiry was ongoing.
On Tuesday, sources reported the former governor was released after completing his bail conditions, which were described as “not strict.”.
The EFCC has released him on administrative bail, but his passport is still with them, according to a source.
“He has been released on administrative bail. He met all the bail conditions. His passport is with us,” a source stated.
Efforts to contact the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, went unanswered, and he has yet to respond to a message sent to him.
