Two Commissioners in Enugu State have been quizzed by the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission over N450, 000,000 campaign funds.
The commission confirmed that the two serving Enugu commissioners, Charles Egumgbe, Water Resources and Rita Mba, former commissioner Special Duties, now Culture and Tourism Commissioner were invited and detained and subsequently released on bail.
The South East Zonal Head, Johnson Badalona, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Enugu said that former governor Chime was still under investigation over the N450 million campaign funds.
He said the commission has made remarkable success in the fight against corruption in the South East, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has recovered over two hundred and forty four million, five hundred and seventy four thousand, five hundred and eighty seven, twenty kobo, N244, 574,587.20 from those that looted government treasury and other sources.
He disclosed that the Commission also recovered $130,750 USD from assets forfeited by the looters which has already been paid into government coffers, while it also recovered $955,465 USD; €10,000 Euro as well as 3,588 Chinese RMB.
Johnson Babalola, who briefed the media on the achievements of the Commission so far, said that apart from the monies recovered, EFCC is now on the trails of serving and former governors in the zone with the aim of bringing them to book.
“the zone is equally closing in on some politically exposed persons in cases involving former governors and companies linked to serving governors.”
According to him, the Commission has received five hundred and twenty two cases out of which thirty six have been concluded and charged to various courts in the zone for prosecution while it has secured fourteen, (14) convictions.
Speaking on cases of public interest other than political matters, he said that the Commission has two chief executive officers of privately owned companies that specialise in collecting monies from unsuspecting customers in the form of thrift or mortgage banking in their custody.
The executives include Chief Patrick Nwokike, CEO Let’s Partner With You and Joshua Morah, CEO Borec Services.
Nwokike is being investigated for collecting over four billion Naira, N4, 000,000,000 from unsuspecting members of the public in return for certain monthly percentage which is discovered to be shrouded in fraud. Babalola also disclosed that the Commission received over 150 petitions against Chief Nwokiike and that he operated different account and that the N4 billion was discovered in only two of such accounts.
He further disclosed that on further investigation, Nwokike was discovered to have acquired two exotic SUV vehicles, a multi-million naira warehouse as well as three choice mansions at different locations which have been sealed and placed under investigation.
On the part of Joshua Morah of Borec Services, he is alleged to have collected over N9 billion and being investigated following over thirty petitions written against him.
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