Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro who was the former Minister of State for, has returned to Nigeria in an apparent move to present himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC after being accused of fraud.
Mr. Obanikoro has been having a running battle with the anti-graft agency on allegations bordering on financial crimes.
He left for the United States shortly after his party lost the 2015 elections and he ceased being a minister.
The EFCC accused him of using his children to take out government contracts that were never executed.
According to source, Mr. Obanikoro was also implicated in the Ekiti elections scandal which is on a separate charge. It is not immediately clear if he was prepared to answer questions about that, too.
At first, he vowed not to return to the country alleging persecution by the government as a means to discredit him.
It is not immediately clear when he planned to submit himself to the EFCC, but Demola Olarewaju, an associate of the politician confirmed his arrival.
Mr. Olarewaju said Mr. Obanikoro had moved to Abuja from Lagos and could visit the EFCC headquarters on Monday.
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