Ike Ekweremadu was hurriedly released by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission on Wednesday after suffering high blood pressure
during interrogation, Punch Metro reports.
Sources at the anti-graft agency told Punch Metro 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 BD6, Mabushi, Abuja.
Other properties allegedly undeclared by the senator include
Congress Court, Abuja; Flat 1, Block D25, Athletics Street, (24th
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 4NW, London; 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6
7AB, 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. EGG1/1/114, Dubai.
Others are Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/115, Dubai; apartment
DFB/12/B 1204, Park Towers, Dubai; Flat 3604, MAG214, 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.