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EFCC grants bail to former speaker house of rep Patricia Etteh

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Recall that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Patricia Etteh,was arrested on May 17 over suspicious and shady financial involvement with Phil Jin Projects Limited.

Reports have it that she has been released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday night after fulfilling bail conditions.

EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, revealed in a statement that Etteh would report to the commission when needed to assist further investigations.

Excerpts from the statement titled, ‘Patricia Etteh Released’, read, “Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on suspicious and shady financial involvement with Phil Jin Projects Limited, has been released by the Commission.

“She was released on Friday, May 20, 2022 upon fulfilling bail conditions offered her by investigators working on her matter. She is to report periodically to assist further investigations.”

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