The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally released ex-Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
According to a source cited by Punch, Obanikoro regained freedom at about 5pm on Friday, November 4.
The source said "The EFCC just released Senator Obanikoro around 5pm. He is on his way home now,"
Remember BIB reported that the former minister met his bail conditions on Thursday, November 3.
Meanwhile The EFCC is still in possession of Obanikoro's American and Nigerian passports, it was learnt.
Obanikoro was said to have returned N100 million out of the N4.7 billion he allegedly received through the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2014.
Report said the former minister also promised to return additional N480 million.
Out of the N4.7 billion, he allegedly took N785 million for himself and disbursed the rest to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and Senator Iyiola Omisore who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State in 2014.
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