The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese,
Father Mathew Kukah, on Monday paid an unscheduled visit to the
detention facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in
Abuja.
A statement signed by the Head of Media
and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said that the cleric
prayed with three top operatives of the former administration who are
currently in detention at the facility.
Uwujaren said that Kukah met and prayed
with the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister
of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro and the Special Adviser on Media
to former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati.
Kukah was said to have told the detained
former political appointees to take their predicament as divinely
caused and not to be depressed.
Uwujaren also quoted the Bishop who was
conducted round the EFCC’s cells as having commended the detention
facility as clean and orderly.
Kukah said that he had discussions with the three detainees and was happy that they were in high spirits.
Kukah stressed that the country had
suffered so much but was optimistic that the trauma could be brought to
an end even as the fight against corruption continued.
“Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto,
Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, has commended the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, over the state of its facilities in Abuja, which he
described as ‘clean and orderly.”
“He made the remark on Monday, October
31, 2016 during an unscheduled visit to the commission’s detention
facility and clinic, where he felicitated with some of the inmates which
included former ministers, Femi Fani-Kayode, Musiliu Obanikoro and a
former Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati.
“The revered priest, who was conducted
round the facilities by the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim
Magu, expressed delight that the detainees appeared in high spirits
despite the discomfort of temporary restriction. He urged them not to be
downcast and to see their current travail as divine,” the statement
read
He commended Magu for conducting him round the facility and allowing him to interact with the detainees.
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