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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quizzed the Chairman of trouble airline, Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide on Wednesday February 8.
Arik Air in a statement by its spokesman, Adebanji Ola said: “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 visited Arik Air’s head office.
“They held a brief meeting with Chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide after which the Chairman visited their Ikoyi, Lagos office for further discussions and to respond to their enquiries. Having satisfactorily answered the query, the Chairman later left the EFCC office.”
The Federal Government through the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria(AMCON) on Thursday took over the operations of the airline which for months have been grappling with operational and financial crisis.
READ: FG takes over Arik Air