N108bn fraud: EFCC to seize Akpabio’s properties
August 7, 2016



Godswill Akpabio

Eniola Akinkuotu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is intensifying investigation on ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.

The EFCC is investigating allegations that the former governor embezzled N108bn during his tenure between 2007 and 2015.

Already, the anti-graft agency had written to five banks demanding information on Akwa Ibom State finances under Akpabio’s administration.



Similarly, the EFCC is making moves to invite key members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and serving commissioners, many of whom served during the ex-governor’s administration.

A source at the EFCC said, “We have written to Zenith Bank, Keystone Bank, FCMB, Skye Bank, and UBA demanding information on the state’s accounts. We are also inviting the accountant-general, the auditor-general, the Speaker and the clerk of the House of Assembly. We have traced some houses to the former governor in Lagos and Abuja and it is just a matter of time before we seize them.”

Akpabio was first quizzed by the commission’s detectives last year following series of petitions written against him.

The former governor, now the Senate Minority Leader, was accused of embezzling public funds while he was governor of the oil-rich state.

In March 2013, he was accused of giving N1m each to six chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-South geopolitical zone that had converged on Port Harcourt for a party reconciliation session, telling them to use the money to “buy Mr Biggs.”

Few weeks ago, the Akwa Ibom State government had gone to a state High Court to get an interim order barring the EFCC from investigating Akpabio’s administration.

The Justice Ntong Ntong-led court on July 15 granted an interim injunction, restraining the EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and the Inspector General of Police from investigating the finances of the Akwa Ibom State government.

The suit was filed on behalf of the state government by the state Attorney-General, Uwemedimo Nwoko, who also served under Akpabio and is believed to be loyal to the former governor.

However, following a motion on notice filed by the EFCC, the court on Friday, vacated the order of interim injunction restraining the EFCC from investigating the accounts of state.

The judge then adjourned the matter till October 19 for hearing of the preliminary objection of the EFCC alongside other applications.

In a June 22, 2015 petition to EFCC, an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong had accused Akpabio of sheer waste in office.

Among several other allegations, the petitioner alleged that between January and December 2014, the trio of Godswill Akpabio, a former aide to the governor and another associate made illegal but substantial withdrawals of cash from a designated state government-owned account with Zenith Bank with account number 101037588, amounting to N22.1bn.

When contacted on the telephone on Saturday, Akpabio’s spokesman, Mr. Aniete Ekong, said he was in a public place and promised to call back. However, he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

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I know a criminal when I see one. Hmmm Apabio I sight you. Though this is not a corrupt case, its mere stealing.

his royal thieveness

you have done it again

captain -i-can steal as i like

8 years and you have over 100 billion

Jesus! and daddy segun served for 35years and retired with 1.3million

and you will make heaven abi?


continue to thief oooo

his excellenTHIEF

He also has to explain his connection to the sudden rise in militancy in the Southwest right after his statement of "Southwest being too peaceful".

Cc Mynd44 Lalasticlala Kindly move to front page

THey are d cause of Hunger in d land

Useless governors


They never thought the day would come that someone would investigate them

where is Mc Galaxy ooo..


dancing "Nek unek"

*licks go-go*

Jungle justice for Polithiefcians. May they all die of cancer

As usual, we are entering a new week and a new distraction has to be released to the gullible zombies so that they won't be able to ask for democracy dividends in their slave master's manifestoes!

akpabio:nigeria's greatest guber thief alongside ibori and igbinedion.......governors from my region are the biggest problems of the region.

When are they going to seize Akpabio himself

The governors past and present have become the caterpillars and locust that have eaten up every green leave that is meant for our general good.

We suffer while they & their children enjoy every good there is. They send their children overseas and they school in the best of places under the best of conditions while we suffer.

Well, in as much as they have taken our national cake for their private consumption, may it be that the Almighty will see it and require it.

May justice never be the friend of all those that have denied us the good life.

.When u steal 100bn without stress u end up setting up a militancy cohort.

Another Yam eater on the loose.This guys no get conscience @al.If una die money no dey follow una enter grave.

Una no fit sleep inside two bed bedroom apartment @the same time.
Abi dem fit ride two vehicle @once ni?

A scholar once affirm to the fact that"Nigerians are the only set of Human on earth that'll be pushed to the wall and pass through the wall"


#TeamRevolutionLoading#

Distraction distraction distraction to keep the zombies occupied

A Welcome Development.

I Started Hating Sen. Akpabio When I Stumbled on a Document that Listed the Amount Spent on Commissioning of The Olympic Stadium #300 Miller.
I wanted to tender those documents, but Jobs will be Lost.
If he can be made to return those looted finds I'll believe PMB is truly fighting corruption.
And that his puppet in Hilltop Mansion should be ousted!
Akpabio is a criminal he single handedly sponsored kidnapping & murder of Akwa Ibom elites that spoke out!
He stole the Money meant for Ibom seaport

These corrupt politicians will be speaking on the floor of the senate like they are saints...is there even a trustworthy politician in this country...and they will never resign,always struggling to carry dat position to hell alongside the stolen money...what pains me more are the ignoramus individuals dat keep pulling of there shirts on blogspots in the name of party,religion or ethnicity thinking that this politicians give a dame about them instead of we uniting against corruption and stop crucifying few politicians who have the nerves to probe them

Make dem seize am

Sunnycliff:
As usual, we are entering a new week and a new distraction has to be released to the gullible zombies so that they won't be able to ask for democracy dividends in their slave master's manifestoes!

Rcve sense IJN.

and some set of primitive homo sapiens will still defend him

108Bn is alot of money.

and Amaechi ?

wastedsperm:
How did a man voted to serve Akwa Ibom for 8 years ended up with over 100 billion naira when most people who worked for 35 years get less than 2 million as gratuity? This is pure wickedness on the part of our evil political class. There is a conspiracy between the elites to keep the masses impoverished so their children and generations can keep ruling and dominating. The church and religious centers in Nigeria are not helping matters hence the reasons why politicians use religion and ethnicity to keep us divided against a united revolution . In poland the end of communism was spearheaded by the church's revolution. Instead of been a tool of revolution against the evil oppression of the political class, Nigerian churches in conjunction with the political class preaches hope, endurance and encourage Nigerians to pray for divine intervention on mere responsibilities of the government while the political class keeps looting the common wealth. Many Nigerians have turned to praying mantis going from vigil to vigil, fellowships to fellowships while their problems and poverty remains the same due to the failure of the government to create an enabling environment. The winners are the politicians who corner the wealth of the country and the pastorprenuers who feeds on government's failure by preaching prosperity, divine intervention in return for your tithes & offerings. Until we understand that our common enemy are the evil politicians and stop calling on God for everything, nothing will change in the status quo. We have to stand up against our oppressors and take the country back. May the looters of our common wealth and their families either in Apc/PDP end up with incurable diseases, pains and afflictions.

Buhari is not smiling with our corrupt leaders

Nigeria's economy is standing on the pillars called corruption. No doubt, our economy will crash except the fund recovered are spend on capital projects.

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