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EFCC quizzes ex-Gov Udom Emmanuel for alleged ₦700bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday quizzed the former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700 billion fraud, Channels Television reports.
Sources in the EFCC told the TV station that Emmanuel was detained after he honoured the commission’s invitation to defend himself on the allegations of funds diversion.
A group simply identified as Network against Corruption and Trafficking had in a petition to the EFCC alleged that the ex-governor received N3 trillion from the Federation Account in eight years but left a debt profile of N500 billion.
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The petition also claimed that Emmanuel left unpaid ongoing projects worth N300 billion and did not account for N700 billion.
Emmanuel, who succeeded the Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, as Akwa Ibom governor, left office in 2023 after he completed his eight year rule.
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