O SOURCE: READ MORE: EFCC PRESS RELEASE YOU MAY ALSO LIKE READ NEXT peratives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 arrested three top officials of Imo
State government for allegedly diverting the sum
of N2billion (Two Billion Naira) bailout fund given
to the state by the Federal Government for
payment of salary arrears of the state’s civil servants. The suspects are The suspects are Dr. Obi Paschal Chigozie,
Principal Secretary to the Governor of Imo State,
Rochas Okorocha; Uzoho Casmir, Director of
Finance and Iheoma Kenneth, Treasurer. Their arrest followed an investigation into the
alleged diversion of the said money which
revealed that, the cashier had made a cash
withdrawal of N456.532m between September 3,
2015, and October 10, 2015, from the
Government House account, domiciled in Zenith Bank. However, it was revealed that the said amount
was given to an aide to the Chief of Staff to the
Governor, following approval and directive by the
Principal Secretary to the Governor. The suspects would be charged to court as soon
as investigations are concluded.

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