Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Kogi State Government has said that two of her officials are currently at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,EFCC Headquarters in Abuja in response to a report that a Federal High Court ordered their arrest.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the state information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo and made available to Newsmen in Lokoja

“Despite not receiving an official invitation, they decided to voluntarily report at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja”. He said

According to him,”We have not been told the specific details about the allegations against them, but it may not be unconnected to the ongoing investigations regarding some present and former Government officials”.

He said that the officials reported as law abiding citizens of Nigeria to further demonstrate that the Government of Kogi State has nothing to hide and will always open her books to lawful investigations.

“We hope that the EFCC will respond to the patriotic action of the officials by remaining profession in conducting their investigations adding that as a Government, we are always prepared to cooperate with anti-graft agencies to prove our transparency and retain the confidence of our development partners who have consistently given us awards in recognition of our unflinching transparency, accountability and probity.