The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to former Sokoto State Governor and ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, after hours of questioning over alleged withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion during his tenure.

Tambuwal honoured the EFCC’s invitation on Monday, arriving at the agency’s Abuja headquarters at 11:16 a.m., but was taken into custody after reportedly failing to provide satisfactory answers to investigators’ queries.

A senior EFCC official confirmed that the former governor was released after meeting his bail conditions. “He has already been granted administrative bail. We’ve extracted what we need from him, and he will soon leave our headquarters after perfecting his bail conditions,” the source said.

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development late Tuesday but declined to give further details.