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E-Money Leaves Police Custody After Six-Hour Interrogation
The Chairman , Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo aka E -Money , has left police custody after six hours of interrogation, The PUNCH has learnt .
E -Money , it was learnt , arrived at the Police Headquarters Annex, Kam Salem , Obalende , Ikoyi , around 1pm in a wine -coloured suit .
He was subsequently grilled for about six hours by the Inspector -General of Police , Monitoring Department .
A top source said , “ E -Money visited the Force HQ annex today and met with police detectives and was grilled for about six hours . He came along with two others and responded to many questions . Somebody took his bail and he was allowed to leave and return on Wednesday for more questioning. ”
The IG, Mohammed Adamu, had placed E -Money under investigation over his flamboyant lifestyle and alleged flagrant abuse of police escorts , The PUNCH gathered.
Okonkwo , who is the brother to musician , Kingsley Okonkwo aka K -Cee , was said to have drawn the ire of the police boss for allegedly using policemen like domestic servants .
An order , it was learnt , was immediately handed to the Lagos State Police Command to withdraw the six policemen attached to E -Money .
A top police officer said, “ We received a signal from the Force headquarters on Monday that the police detail of music executive , E -Money , be immediately withdrawn and an investigation into the man be launched .
“ The IG was surprised that policemen were attached to him in the first place and were being used like domestic servants , carrying umbrellas, opening doors and doing menial jobs for him .
“ The policemen were discovered to be attached to B Operations at the command headquarters and not MOPOL which is the usual practice. So, we have withdrawn his policemen and we are inviting him for questioning . The policemen will also be interrogated . ”
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