Return the N520M you took from Dasuki or face trial EFCC says to Pius Anyim

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has given a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, the option of returning the N520m he allegedly collected from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), or be prosecuted for money laundering.

It was learnt that Anyim, who is a former Senate President, was still in EFCC custody on Saturday and might remain there until investigations reach a logical conclusion.

A source at the EFCC said, “Anyim collected N520m from Dasuki on the eve of the presidential election in March, 2015. We have asked him to return the money. That is our primary goal. Let him tell us how he intends to pay back.”

The source told Punch that the commission was not in a hurry to release Anyim on self-recognizance as he was known to shun invitations.

He added, “Anyim had, in the past, shunned invitations by the National Assembly and even the EFCC. He is not the type to be granted unconditional bail.”