{"id":40731,"date":"2015-07-25T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T15:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=40731"},"modified":"2015-07-25T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T15:53:11","slug":"efcc-summons-kingsley-kuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/efcc-summons-kingsley-kuku\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC summons Kingsley Kuku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2908\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has summoned former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku for questioning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kuku and two others were summoned over allegations of embezzlement and fraudulent diversion of funds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2913\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kuku was told to appear before a team of interrogators at the EFCC office on July 28, 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">EFCC letter said, \u201cThe Commission is conducting an inquiry into a case of conspiracy, stealing, diversion of public funds and abuse of office involving you.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"yiv9141149610div-gpt-ad-1390474335980-0\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In \u00a0view of the above, you are kindly requested to be interviewed by the Undersigned through CHRIS OWOBU on Tuesday 28th July 2015 at No. 5 Block C Fomella street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse 11 Abuja at 10 am.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cKindly accept the assurances of the Executive Chairman\u2019s best wishes and highest regards, please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding, Kuku\u2019s lawyer, Tunyan Karina (SAN), replied the commission that Kuku would not be available for interrogation until September 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His rejoinder reads, \u201cOur client is currently in the United States of America to keep appointment with his doctors at the Andrew Sports, medicine and Orthopaedic Centre, LLC, for surgery on one of his knees.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe is expected back in Nigeria at the end of September, 2015 after the surgery and\u200brecuperation. He will definitely report in your office as a law-abiding citizen by 10am on 30th of September, 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, EFCC has interrogated a former special assistant to President Jonathan on Schools and Agricultural programme, Baraka Sani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Operatives grilled her for hours on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2923\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sani was alleged to have diverted funds meant for the school agricultural programme.<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2922\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2919\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although she was released, Sani is expected to return with documents that would help her explain her involvement or otherwise in the alleged fraud.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437839037605_2918\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daily Post<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has summoned former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku for questioning. 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