The arrest of a big man
His reputation should have been a clue. Somehow, Bankole was low hanging fruit in the corruption investigation in Nigeria. And, he lost his legislative immunity last Friday.Nigerian speaker Dimeji Bankole arrested for 'fraud'
One of Nigeria's most powerful politicians has been arrested by anti-corruption police.
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…
The BBC's Jonah Fisher says Mr Bankole's arrest comes as no great surprise after weeks of speculation in local newspapers that he would be detained.
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.
Along with all other lawmakers, Mr Bankole's term of office expired on Friday - a new parliament is due to be sworn in on Monday.
He lost his seat in April's elections…
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