Former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has revealed details of his recent interrogation with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Tambuwal, speaking in Sokoto after his return, confirmed he was invited by the EFCC and reported voluntarily to their office on August 6.

After the first round of questioning, the ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives was permitted to go home.

But he was instructed to return on August 10 and 11 for further interrogation.

According to Tambuwal, after hours of questioning during the follow-up visit, he requested to return home again.

The EFCC officials eventually asked him to produce two sureties, which should be directors in the Federal Civil Service, before he could be released.

“I told them to go back and tell the chairman of the EFCC that I am a former Speaker of the House of Representatives with an unblemished record, a two-term Governor of Sokoto State, a serving Senator, and a Commander of the Order of the Niger.

“I should be allowed to go on self-recognition,” Tambuwal said.

Despite appeals from Tambuwal’s legal team, the EFCC refused to buldge on the bail conditions.

That meant Tambuwal was kept in detention until the next morning, when he was eventually released after meeting the bail terms.