EFCC has reportedly released Anyim Pius Anyim on administrative bail
The anti-graft agency has however seized his international passport
Anyim is expected to return some money to the EFCC and report to the agency every 2 weeks The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the former Secretary General of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim on administrative bail. Anyim is accused of allegedly awarding N13billion contracts to company he has interests in.
It was previously reported that the EFCC said it has obtained a remand warrant to detain Anyim further for 30 days. However, on Tuesday, November 21, a source from EFCC said the agency has released Anyim on bail and ordered him to return some money.
Anyim’s international passport has also been seized by the EFCC and he is expected to report to the anti-graft agency every two weeks. The Punch reports that Anyim was accused of allegedly receiving funds from Dasuki, and was also accused of false assets declaration and using proxies and companies in which he had interest to corner contracts from the ecological funds. The source said: “Anyim was released on administrative bail after he had surrendered his passport. He is expected to return some money to the EFCC and also report back every two weeks.”
“Anyim was SGF from May 2011 to May 29, 2015. During this period, specifically May 2012 to May 2015, the SGF Ecological Fund Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria received an inflow of N58,146,983,677.85. “From this fund, three of the companies linked to Anyim, Foundation Years, Obis Associate and Eldyke Engineering received contracts worth over N13bn. Foundation Years alone received a net payment of N10,308,017,838.85 between 2014 and 2015. “Curiously, on receiving the fund, Foundation Years and another Anyim company, Br-Kthru made several transfers to 37 entities. Some of the organisations and individuals have no nexus at all with ecological issues. Investigators are probing the reasons behind the wild disbursement.”
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