Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, has retrieved his passport from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to PUNCH.
The newspaper also said Iyiola Omisore, former deputy governor of Osun state, whose passport was also seized, had collected it.
Obanikoro allegedly gave N1.3 billion each to Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, who is currently in EFCC custody and Omisore.
The funds were said to have been received from Sambo Dasuki, immediate past national security adviser (NSA).
PUNCH quoted a source at the commission as saying Obanikoro returned over N100 million and made a commitment to return more and also help out in investigations.
The source said the former minister who recently defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) has not been cleared of the corruption allegations levelled against him.
“Obanikoro was able to return over…
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