The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Accountant-General of Imo State, Uzoho Casmir, for allegedly helping Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to launder N1.05bn for the governorship and assembly elections on Saturday.
The allegations were contained in an EFCC situation report which was obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.
Okorocha, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, is supporting his son-in-law, Nwosu of the Action Alliance against the governorship candidate of the APC, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
The act earned Okorocha a suspension from the party last week.
The EFCC report read in part, “The, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, Thursday, March 8, 2019 arrested the Acting Accountant General of Imo State, Mr. Uzoho Casmir, on suspicion of laundering the sum of N1.050bn through a new generation bank for the governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha.
“Uzoho’s arrest followed intelligence report that the governor intended to use the money for vote buying in favour of a particular candidate in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. Intelligence further revealed that Mr Casmir withdrew the amount in three tranches between Tuesday and Thursday this week in the following order; N200m on Tuesday, N500m on Wednesday and N350m on Thursday
“Meanwhile, the EFCC has blocked the traced accounts, while the arrested Accountant General has been providing useful information to the commission. Mr Casmir was before his appointment, a Director of Finance in Okorocha’s government and was in 2016 fingered in N2bn bailout fund scam, which was then given to the state by the Federal Government for the payment of salary arrears of civil servants

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Double wahala for dead body and the owner of dead body

'Iberiberism'

I doubt if any Nigeria Politician would make Heaven. Even pastor Osibanjo.

I knew Okoroawusa would be probed and sent to jail but i never knew the prosecution will start even before his handover. Okoroawusa actually looted Imo state dry with nothing to show for his 8 wasted years.

Abagworo come and do your propaganda work as usual

Okorochas should be facing jail term in his next level party. rubbish

Roaches the Cockroach egomaniac....

Very good. But I don't trust EFCC. Would they have arrested him if Okorocha's son-in-law was contesting under APC? This is a case of: You can't use Imo state money to purchase election victory for your son-in-law because he's not in APC.

Fake news

Efcc and their biased fight against corruption ehh!!!

Just 1b, and you harassed him like this, but somebody stoled 80b, nothing is done to him

jom28gy:
Just 1b, and you harassed him like this, but somebody stoled 80b, nothing is done to him

Did the person who stole ₦80 billion locked himself indoor?