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Fayose’s wife may soon land in EFCC net

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The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Mrs  Feyisetan Fayose may soon be in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,( EFCC), following recent revelation in the ongoing investigation of her husband .

The likely probe is sequel to an accusation that Mrs Fayose  received the sum of N100m, an amount which allegedly emanated from the Office of the National Security Adviser, through an account which she jointly operates with her husband.

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The anti-graft agency claimed the said sum was deposited  on June 17, 2014 , into the Zenith Bank account of Spotless Investment Limited, with account number 1010170969 and with teller number 0540997 by an associate of the governor, Abiodun Agbele.

The said company is purportedly owned by the First Lady and her husband, and the  said deposit was allegedly made less than a week to the June 21 governorship election in the state .

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The EFCC source disclosed that the money is reportedly part of the money  that the former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro allegedly flew into Akure Airport with on June 12, 2014.

It was further revealed that the former minister had arrived the state with N1,219,490,000 , which is part of the N4.7bn,  being investigated in Diamond Bank account of Sylvan McNamara

The anti-graft agency has frozen the said account that has its signatories as Fayose, with Bank Verification Number 22338867502, and his wife, Helen Olayemi, with BVN 22298990256.

While Fayose enjoys immunity,  his wife does not and may soon be invited by the EFCC.

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