EFCC On The Hunt For Akwa Ibom State Bank Officials

Several functionaries of the Akwa Ibom State government are being lined up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for arrest after the interrogation of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, for the second day running yesterday, over alleged mismanagement of N108.1billion while in office. 

Officials of banks allegedly used for illegal deals by the former governor are also expected to be picked up for questioning by the EFCC. The former governor was first questioned on Friday but was released on an administrative bail at about 9pm. 

He returned yesterday to the anti-graft agency for further questioning. A lawyer-activist, Mr. Leo Ekpenyong, had petitioned the EFCC and President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that Akpabio and two others, between January –December 2014, made illegal but substantial withdrawals of cash from a designated state government-owned account with Zenith Bank with account number: 1010375881 amounting to N22.1 billion.