Reuben Abati eats his own words, says he has no money to refund to EFCC

Arrested former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has now told the EFCC that he does not have any money to refund to the government. The sources said that Mr. Abati told interrogators that he had no immediate means of sourcing the amount for which he is being detained.

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The latest development came days after Mr. Abati reportedly promised to refund N5 million.

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“We thought he would be able to pay N5 million yesterday, but it turned out that he doesn’t have any money,” a source saidon Monday.

Sources also clarified that Mr. Abati had met his bail conditions since Friday, but the EFCC had refused to release him.