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EFCC grants Soludo bail, seizes international passport

By on January 12, 2013

 

Charles Soludo

Charles Soludo

Prof Charles Soludo has been granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Ex-CBN boss was arrested over an alleged involvement in the Australian polymer banknotes bribery scandal estimated at over N750m.

The contract for the printing of the N5, N10, and N50 notes was awarded to Securency International Pty of Australia, although there have been allegations that Securency offered N750million to win the contract, which The Australian Federal Police (AFP) probed the allegation.

Soludo was released after several hours of investigation and questioning.

A source at the EFCC who spoke to reporters in confidence said, Soludo was released on the grounds that he leaves behind his international passport and have two senior federal civil servants who will stand on his behalf as sureties.

The source said, “The former CBN governor was eventually allowed to go yesterday (Thursday) night. I think he left around that time you people left.

“He was waiting for journalists to go and immediately you people left, he sneaked out. That is not the end because he is also expected back for further interrogation.

“I don’t have many details on the other 12 ex-staff members of the CBN and the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, who were linked with the scandal; it is not as if the suspects are here. But a number of them have been questioned over time and they are from NSPMC and CBN, they are not in our station at the moment.”

Wilson Uwujaren, the media representative of EFCC could not be reached by our reporters after much efforts, as he did not answer his calls.

One Comment

  1. theVoice

    January 13, 2013 at 6:54 am

    I weep for nigeria, now I see why it was to be made polymer because of wt they stood to get. Why can’t we jst print our own money????