{"id":65014,"date":"2021-07-31T18:31:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=65014"},"modified":"2021-07-31T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T18:04:32","slug":"breaking-ex-senate-president-saraki-arrested-over-renewed-allegations-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/31\/breaking-ex-senate-president-saraki-arrested-over-renewed-allegations-of-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Ex-senate president, Saraki arrested over renewed allegations of corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former president of the Nigerian senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki was reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of theft and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Saraki, a former Kwara state governor was detained on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources familiar with the development, a situation that may trigger another episode of troubles for the politician.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Saraki as senate president between 2015 and 2019 spent a considerable time facing allegations of corruption and false declaration of assets. He was acquitted by the Supreme Court in June 2018.<\/p>\n<p>According to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Saraki in his new case with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/30\/efcc-arraigns-businessman-over-n10-million-dud-cheque\/\">EFCC<\/a> is to answer questions over alleged theft and laundering of public funds using a network of cronies and proxy companies.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected proxies, who executed purported contracts for Kwara State under Mr Saraki, allegedly made returns, for many years, to the former governor, forming an organised a network of dirty money flow.<\/p>\n<p>The funds involved were huge, running into hundreds of millions in naira and hundreds of thousands in foreign currencies at various times, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-graft investigators have obtained a list of the proxy companies involved and analysed a pattern of suspicious transactions between them and Mr Saraki.<\/p>\n<p>One of them has been reportedly responsible for funding Mr Saraki\u2019s lifestyle, including paying over a hundred million to settle the bills for rent and renovation of Mr Saraki\u2019s Maitama residence, PREMIUM TIMES\u2019 investigation showed, based on interviews with persons familiar with the property.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/share\/clipdata_210731_181728_880.sdoc--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president of the Nigerian senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki was reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of theft and money laundering. 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