Special Adviser Media to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, Mr. Uche Anichukwu has said that there is no truth in the media reports making the rounds that Senator Ike Ekweremadu, developed High Blood Pressure in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) upon alleged presentation to him of a fresh set of purported “hidden properties” supposedly acquired by him.
Anichukwu who made this known in a statement he issued in Abuja yesterday recalled that operatives of the EFCC and men of the Nigeria Police laid siege to the residence of the Deputy Senate President at about 6am on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, requesting him to report at its headquarters at 10am the same Tuesday adding that no letter of invitation was delivered to him until around 9am of that day.
He pointed out that since the siege would not allow Ekweremmadu to honour the belated “invitation” the same day, he, as a law-abiding citizen, wrote to the EFCC to request for another date, hence the rescheduled appointment of Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
He revealed that Senator Ekweremadu honoured the 10am appointment on the fixed date and left in the evening of the same day when he was granted bail on self-recognizance with an understanding that he would report at the EFCC office at 10am the next day for a continuation of the interview.
According to him,” He reported at the EFCC on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at 10am as scheduled, but informed them that he was not feeling well, a fact the EFCC doctor confirmed. He was then allowed to leave to see his doctor and it was agreed that a new date would be fixed for continuation of the interview.
“So, there was no interrogation whatsoever on Wednesday, let alone presentation of so-called additional “facts” that purportedly triggered his blood pressure. Likewise, there were no new “facts” presented to him the previous day, Tuesday, July 31, beside those concocted by the dismissed Chief Judge of Enugu State, Innocent Umezulike and his cohorts in their petition.
“The Office feels compelled by the mischief and orchestrated media trial to put the “facts” straight on this particular issue”.
While thanking their supporters for their genuine concern and prayers, Anichukwu however urged them to remain calm.
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