ASHENEWS reports that the Kogi State Government on Monday confirmed the arrest of two government officials by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo confirmed this in a statement issued in Kogi.
According to the Kogi Commissioner, the officials voluntarily reported themselves at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja without a formal invitation from the agency.
“The Kogi State Government can confirm that two of her officials are currently at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja in response to a report that a Federal High Court ordered their arrest. Despite not receiving an official invitation, they decided to voluntarily report at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja.
“We have not been told the specific details about the allegations against them, but it may not be unconnected to the ongoing investigations regarding some present and former Government officials.”
The Commissioner maintained that the actions of the officials depicted that the government and its officials remain open to scrutiny.
“The officials reported as law abiding citizens of Nigeria to further demonstrate that the Government of Kogi State has nothing to hide and will always open her books to lawful investigations.
“We hope that the EFCC will respond to the patriotic action of the officials by remaining professional in conducting their investigations.
“As a Government, we are always prepared to cooperate with anti-graft agencies to prove our transparency and retain the confidence of our development partners who have consistently given us awards in recognition of our unflinching transparency, accountability and probity,” he said.
