EFCC probes Akwa Ibom over withdrawal of another N6.5b from account

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing some Akwa Ibom State officials for alleged withdrawal of N6.5billion in cash from an imprest account.

The cash was said to have been diverted from a derivation account to the imprest account of the Ministry of Justice/ Office of the Accountant-General in the state.

But following intelligence report, EFCC discovered that the allocation was gradually withdrawn in cash for “unknown purposes.”

Detectives have started investigating clues that the cash was laundered by some state officials including a commissioner.

Findings revealed that N105million out of the N200million was suspected to be a kick-back from a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who was allegedly paid about N530million as “curious legal fees.”

The Nation, November 11, 2018

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