Bayelsa Government House Accountant’s Home Raided By SARS, Allegations He Absconded With $4.6 Million

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, raided the private residence of the Bayelsa State Government House Accountant, Richard Etonye in a secret operation that lasted for about two hours.


The house, located along Brass Road was allegedly raided on the orders of Governor Seriake Dickson after Etonye reportedly absconded with his principal's money said to be $4.6m. The money was handed over to the accountant by the governor for safe keep just a few days before the raid on Tuesday.

SaharaReporters contacted a spokesman for Mr. Dickson who said that they were not part of the raid and were not informed as to why SARS raided Mr. Etonye’s home.

The spokesman said that “[Mr. Etonye] absolutely did not take any money from the Governor” and “we were told that the team was sent from the IG [Idris] from Police Force HQ but we don’t know why.”

According to a security source close to Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson had handed over the sum to his accountant cousin shortly before departing for Akure, the Ondo State capital, to conduct the PDP governorship primary which held on Monday.

''The money was given to him by Oga before we left for Ondo State but by the time we returned, the accountant was no where to be found and his lines switched off,” one source said.

''Even his wife was not at home and after waiting for over twelve hours, the governor ordered that his private residence be searched by the police to see whether or not he kept the money there. Right now, we are looking from him because he has evacuated his family from the official quarters in Government House,'' the source said.

SaharaReporters contacted the Bayelsa State police spokesman who told our correspondent that he was unaware of any operation involving Mr. Etonye.

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First cousin,family issue.And some people no see 50naira chop gala....only in Nigeria

And people will be hailing Jonathan's government SMH

Ok

“we were told that the team was sent from the IG [Idris] from Police Force HQ but we don’t know why.”

SaharaReporters contacted the Bayelsa State police spokesman who told our correspondent that he was unaware of any operation involving Mr. Etonye.

Something is fishy, you people should continue lying. EFCC is coming. Una go confess

some people go say na buhari case am nw

U see now,How will u make ur cousin accountant for the state when we have good people that are even experience than he do.what governance is turning to I don't know oo.

Secondly how can someone move easily and quick with such huge amount don't u know how big and bulky this kind of money gonna look like?

Thirdly where the Governor see that kind of money is a personal one or for the state.

If personal I this EFCC got to do something like they did to our brother Fayose

Thief thieving a thief's "thieved" money

And people will be Praising Jonathan's government

na his allowances fee

bigtt76:
And people will be hailing Jonathan's government SMH

This corruption tin is not about Jonathan.. it has been happening even before GEJ tenure, just that he gave them a free hand and even went further by saying "stealing is not Corruption"
This is not about Jonathan...leave their Hero out of this

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Nice One

Thief
Thiefer
Thiefest


Still waiting to hear

ADEOSUN AND EMIEFELE RAN AWAY WITH THE MONEY

MADE FROM BUHARI'S COWS SELLS

Ipod will hail am

Hmmm

Stealing money you won't spend with a rest of mind, na wao.

Nawa ooo

the TRUTH will surface.

1.4 billion Naira?
Maybe he has something more important to do with it

LoL....
Haaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

Very good bad guy, he took what belong to him from all the state money dickson stole, GEJ voice its mere stealing not corruption.Very sharp guy, no time to waste time.

bigtt76:
And people will be hailing Jonathan's government SMH

and what does any of this have to do with Jonathan?

Money

I'm loving this. I love it when they steal from thieves. If you work for a poliTHIEFcian, look him in the eye and say "my oga you're next"

Governor's and senators in Nigeria are richer than Barrack Obama
Yet Nigeria is still a rich country filled with poor citizens

What kind of job can give a governor such amount of money in the first place, if not stealing?

God, in my next world place don't let be a Nigerian.. cause this corruption is just too much to bear..

despite the potentials this country has, ppl still live in a hell hole..



Warning.. if just a slight drop /change in the oil price showed how poor we are as a nation, imagine what happens when Machines start running on Water?

to youths that worship these thieves called politicians, smh..

It's STEALING, not corruption.

hahahahahahahahaha! TWO WORDS "EARLY" "RETIREMENT"!!! RUN NIGGA! RUN!! I wonder how you go see person way 'funky' and flexing dey hin body(analysis from the pic) make am accountant! That is how one guy came to my office to apply for position of "accountant" and in his CV he listed his hobbies as meeting people, 'bird watching'', 'traveling', "clubbing" 'planning'. Ironically it was the 'bird watching' i had issues with make he nor come dey watch and money go dey 'fly' away from company

so,bayelsa had such and cant pay salaries.

Him and dickson have successfully connived to cart away bayelsa treasury