The backlash against the G7
governors appears to have spread
outside the political sphere with a
crackdown on some Nigerian banks
and their relationship with the
affected state governments.
Daily Trust sources say a number of
senior bank officials are being held by
the State Security Service for the last
one week in what one source said
was an investigation into the funds
being held by the banks on behalf of
the states of Rivers, Adamawa, Kano,
Jigawa, Sokoto, Niger and Kwara.
A source familiar with the crackdown
said “the Federal Government is
moving on G7 governors where they
have money and so far many
managers and account officers are
being questioned.”
Another source familiar with the story
told Daily Trust last night that at
least 3 banks are affected in the
current investigation.
Our investigation revealed that at
least 5 officials of Fidelity Bank from
its Abuja regional office as well as its
Kano office have been in SSS
detention since Thursday last week.
They include the bank’s Abuja Area
Manager Hassan Imam and a deputy
general manager in Kano whose
name is simply given as Idris.
Officials of the bank could neither
confirm nor deny that their officials
are being held, but one source said
that no Executive Director of the bank
is among those detained by the SSS.
SSS spokesperson Marilyn Ogar
could not be reached on phone for
comments yesterday. A text message
sent to her mobile phone was not
replied to.
Jigawa State Information
Commissioner Ibrahim Babandi
Gumel, in response to a text message
sent by our reporter, simply said:
“The government is not aware of such
incident.”
Officials of the Independent Corrupt
Practices Commission (ICPC) had
been in Jigawa recently investigating
the finances of local governments in
the state.
Earlier in the week, Rivers state
government officials told Daily Trust
that they were not aware of
investigation of the state’s finances.
The G7 governors are Rotimi Amaechi
(Rivers), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa),
Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Sule
Lamido (Jigawa), Aliyu Wamakko
(Sokoto), Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu
(Niger), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).
They broke away and formed a
faction of the ruling People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) in August,
following irreconcilable differences
with the party’s national chairman
Bamanga Tukur who enjoys the
backing of President Goodluck
Jonathan. Efforts to reach a truce
have so far failed.
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LOL.....Dis G7 stories don tire me sef..

Who cares!!

Who cares? EFCC IS THERE TO DO THIER JOB

This story is neither here nor there as if the editor jst wanted to fill up a blank space on his paper. But if its true, our G7 have nothing to fear if they have clean hands.