Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A PIECE OF NEWS 5 : Nigerian speaker Dimeji Bankole arrested for 'fraud'

One of Nigeria's most powerful politicians has been arrested by anti-corruption police. 

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I took this picture from de BBC News web site on June 6th, 2011.

This is a picture of Dimeji Bankole.  It is the one of Nigeria's most powerful politicians and he has been arrested by anti-corruption police.



A PIECE FO NEWS SUMMARY: 

Outgoing House of Representatives speaker Dimeji Bankole was held over allegations he misappropriated tens of millions of dollars of government funds - charges he has denied.

A spokesman for Nigeria's anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it had received information that Mr Bankole was planning to flee the country.

It is alleged that Mr Bankole secured a 10bn naira ($65m; £40m) loan, which was then shared out among senior figures in parliament.

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