Former Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was on Wednesday detained at the Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) along with two others.

Shekarau was detained along with former Minister of foreign Affairs Ambassador Aminu Wali and former Director General, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign, North zone, Engr. Mansur Ahmad for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering.

The PDP presidential aspirant and immediate past minister of education and two other were quizzed for over an hour and released on Tuesday at the EFCC office for their alleged involvement in sharing N950million funds earmarked for 2015 elections.

However, Shekarau and the two others were against invited on Wednesday by the EFCC where they were subsequently detained and billed to be arraigned today before the Federal high court, Kano.

Shekarau is accused of collecting N25million from the N950million and were here again to honor their invitation where him and two others now in EFCC custody.

Security is tight at the zonal office of the commission where shekarau and two other will pass the night.