By noah ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi State Government on Monday in Lokoja confirmed 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.
A release signed by the commissioner for information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo said 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 officials according to the release reported selves voluntarily 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. ”
