Former governor of Sokoto State Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal received a rousing welcome from residents of the state following his recent encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Cheering crowds lined the streets as the former governor of Sokoto State entered the city, according to videos published on his official X account.
Tambuwal described the welcome in a post that accompanied the video as a gesture he values greatly.
He wrote, “I am deeply grateful to the good people of Sokoto for the warm reception and outpouring of love upon my arrival in Sokoto this afternoon. This is one honour among many that I cherish and will never take for granted. -AWT.”
Tambuwal had accepted an EFCC invitation on Monday, and he was questioned and arrested for alleged illegal cash transactions worth N189 billion. He was released on bail on Tuesday.
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.
