N1.4b to 11 accounts: Akwa Ibom Govt. Reacts, The Matter is before the High Court

Akwa Ibom State Government has reacted to the Nation Newspaper of August 12,2018 alleging that N1.4b belonging to Akwa Ibom State Government was traced to 11 Accounts by the Economic Financial & Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a Press Statement signed by Mr. Charles Udoh the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, states that Akwa Ibom State Government has served notices of contempt to EFCC and would not be dragged into a public discuss on a matter that is patently sub juice

Below is the Press Statement in full
Akwa Ibom State Government

Press Release

RE: EFCC traces Akwa Ibom’s N1.4b to 11 accounts

The attention of the Akwa Ibom State Government has been drawn to a publication on the Nation Newspaper of August 12,2018 alleging that N1.4b belonging to Akwa Ibom State Government was traced to 11 Accounts by the Economic Financial & Crimes Commission (EFCC).


N1.4b to 11 accounts- Akwa Ibom Govt. Reacts, The Matter is before the High Court


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about N1.4billion allegedly belonging to the Akwa Ibom State Government to 11 suspected slush accounts.

The cash was remitted into the accounts in two tranches of N1.1billion and N300million.

Some of the accounts belong to eight top lawyers in the country.

One of the suspected lawyers has made a statement to the EFCC on how he came about the huge transfers into his account from the Akwa Ibom State Government accounts.

The suspect, according to sources, told detectives that the deposits were legal fees for 16 cases.

He could not produce documentary evidence of any agreement between his team and the state government.

Detectives were said to be curious that the alleged legal fees were paid into the 11 accounts in cash as against the standard practice of paying with cheque.

It was also gathered that one of the accounts which was opened on March 16, 2016 had a huge deposit record on March 14, 2016.

The anti-graft agency has already invited four officials of the state government for questioning on the issue.

They are: Commissioner for Finance, Nsikan Linus, the Permanent Secretary and Director of Finance and Accounts in the Ministry of Justice , and an Assistant Chief Accountant in the Accountant-General Office in the state, Mfon Jacobson Udomah.

They have all refused to honour the invitation without any valid reason.

Akwa Ibom Finance Commissioner In EFCC Net
The fact-sheet of the case sighted by The Nation showed that N1.4billion was remitted into the various accounts as follows: N135m; N120m; N100m; N60m; N60m; N65m; N570m; N75m; N75m; N75m; N30m; and N45m.

“The Secretary to the State Government and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice wrote an undertaking in Uyo Zonal Office and Abuja respectively assuring the EFCC that the invited persons would report as requested but they failed to turn up.

https://www.thekillerpunch.com/n1-4b-11-accounts-matter-high-court-akwa-ibom-govt-reacts/

Matters arising....

Meanwhile, Akpabio's N100bil loot case have been swept under the carpet.

Kk

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Matters arising....

ever since u were banned,, here as been a lonely place devoid of ur fuul.ish comments




we miss ur steew.peed sai barberist chants which acts as comic relief to us


so we say welcome sir

This case should be investigated thoroughly.