Politics
Ekweremadu Suffers High Blood Pressure In EFCC Custody
The deputy president of the Nigerian senate, Ike Ekweremadu has reportedly suffered from high blood pressure in EFCC custody.
Ike Ekweremadu was hurriedly released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday after suffering high blood pressure during interrogation, Punch Metro reports.
Sources at the anti-graft agency told Punch Metro that the lawmaker, who was interrogated for over eight hours on Tuesday, returned for another round of questioning on Wednesday morning but after some hours, he took ill.
A detective at the commission said, “During the interrogation on Wednesday, the Deputy Senate President started to complain of discomfort and he told us that he had high blood pressure. We noticed the symptoms and we immediately released him.”
Ekweremadu, who has been a senator since 2003, is, among other things, accused of owning 22 properties.
It was alleged that while the lawmaker listed some of the properties in his asset declaration form filled at the Code of Conduct Bureau, over half of the properties were undeclared.
The undeclared assets were identified as 11, Evans Enwerem Street, Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo, Abuja; Plot 2633 Kyami, Abuja; Housing Estate, Plot 1106 CRD, Cadastral Zone 07-07, Lugbe, Abuja; Plot 2782, Asokoro Extension, Abuja; houses at Citi Park Estate, Gwagwalada, Abuja; and Plot 1474, Cadastral Zone BD6, Mabushi, Abuja.
Other properties allegedly undeclared by the senator include Congress Court, Abuja; Flat 1, Block D25, Athletics Street, (24th Street) Games Village, Abuja; and Plot 66, 64 Crescent, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja.
Properties allegedly owned by Ekweremadu abroad include Flat 4 Varsity Court, Harmer Street, WIH 4NW, London; 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6 7AB, London; Room 1903, The Address Hotel, Downtown Dubai; The Address Boulevard, 3901, Dubai; two Flats of Burij Side Boulevard (the signature), Dubai and Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/1/114, Dubai.
Others are Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/115, Dubai; apartment DFB/12/B 1204, Park Towers, Dubai; Flat 3604, MAG214, Dubai; Villa No 148, Maeen 1, The Lakes Emirates Hills, Dubai; 4507 Stella Street, Bellavida Estate Kissime, Florida, United States; and 2747 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, US; and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, US.
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 2:25 pm
let him enjoy his one Nigerian policy ok
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 1:55 pm
God will see you true
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Amen
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:29 pm
Nnamdi kanu (
the great said this year’s ago. any biafra who serve under zoo called Nigeria most come back in shame but I think this one is heavier than shame they may soon end it up by poison him
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Those who steal without looking back always get the highest reward from hell.
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:26 pm
Hahahahaha, the guilty are afraid
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:16 pm
That’s one Good Thing About all these Nigerian big politicians,
Everything about them is high :
High Blood Pressure
High kidney Failure
High Potbelly
High Sperm count
High rise houses
High Casket.
Abeg wetin I Forget?
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:14 pm
Wetin concern me over that?
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:12 pm
I pray nothing happen to you sir
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:10 pm
Greedy man
Anonymous
August 2, 2018 at 12:09 pm
Make en die there