Politics

Ekweremadu suffers high blood pressure in EFCC custody

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6 years ago

August 2, 2018

The Deputy Senate President , Ike Ekweremadu , was hurriedly released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday after suffering high blood pressure during interrogation.Sources at the anti – graft agency told our correspondent 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 BD 6 , Mabushi , Abuja .

Other properties allegedly undeclared by the senator include Congress Court, Abuja ; Flat 1 , Block D 25 , Athletics Street , ( 24 th 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 4 NW , London ; 52 Ayleston Avenue , NW 6 7 AB , 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 . EGG 1 / 1 / 114 , Dubai .

Others are Emirate Gardens Apartment No . EGG 1 / 115 , Dubai ; apartment DFB / 12 / B 1204 , Park Towers , Dubai ; Flat 3604 , MAG 214 , 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 .