Tag: EFCC Probe

Presidential Amnesty programme flays call for EFCC’s probe into cooperative funds’ disbursement

Aminu Imam

Presidential Amnesty Programme, (PAP) has faulted the call to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and related agencies to investigate the PAP over alleged corruption and fraud in the disbursement of funds to the PAP cooperative. The SA Media, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Freston Akpor, issued the denunciation in a statement. The rebuttal followed the call by critics, who urged the anti-graft agency to investigate alleged fraud in the disbursement of funds to the PAP cooperative. The critics, led by Friday Iko had, among other issues, alleged that some members…

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Adamu’s tenure comes under EFCC probe, Source alleges

Aminu Imam

Following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore as National Chairman and National Secretary respectively, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly gone after Adamu over his inability to account for about N30 billion raised by the party from the sale of forms for the 2023 general election. A source confirmed that some operatives of the anti-corruption agency were in Adamu’s residence Sunday night, shortly after he tendered his resignation letter to the Chief of Staff…

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Ahead of May 29, EFCC launches mass probes of governors, deputies

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly launched a mass investigation of 28 governors and their deputies ahead of their handover on May 29. The governors under investigation are those who shall lose constitutional immunity from being prosecuted in a few days’ time. According to reports, a memo indicated that the anti-graft agency is after at least 28 governors and their deputies among the 36 we have in Nigeria. Eighteen of the 28 governors under investigation will be leaving the office in the next couple of days At…

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