According to senior operatives of the commission, some immediate past
governors and many of their family members will soon be charged to court
on the conclusion of investigation into allegations of stealing, abuse
of office, money laundering and other vices, for which EFCC said they
have been indicted.
“they will all have their days in courts of competent jurisdiction.”
“they will all have their days in courts of competent jurisdiction.”
A highly placed source told LEADERSHIP.
Checks revealed that most governors that served out their tenure on May 29, “have cases to answer”.
Isa Yuguda is said to be an exception because there is currently no petitions written against him.
“We don’t know if there is any understanding between Yuguda and his successor but all the others have cases against them”, a top operative of the anti-corruption agency squealed.
“It has been a floodgate of damning allegations for most of the immediate past governors. We are investigating every matter in details and sieving out frivolous ones. The truth is that many of them stand indicted and will have to be prosecuted for money laundering, stealing and other corruptions charges.
“It is unbelievable that very few can escape if the judiciary doesn’t look at technicalities. You know we don’t adjudicate”, the source added.
EFCC had last week invited Mrs. Toyin Saraki, Senate President Bukola Saraki’s wife and Zainab Dakingari, wife of the immediate past Kebbi state governor and daughter of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s for questioning for alleged money laundering.
Saraki’s wife was invited to explain issues relating to the management of the accounts of some companies where she has some stake.
“There is a suspicion of money laundering. We want her to come and explain how these accounts are being run,” the source confided.
Hajiya Dakingari responded to some issues on state funds allegedly traced to companies owned by her.
“We cannot say whether these companies executed some contracts for the state or not”, the source said.
While the former governors of Imo, Adamawa and Jigawa states have been arraigned in court on multiples charges of corruption and money laundering, a former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sherif. was quizzed by the Commission and released on administrative bail.
Penultimate Thursday (July 30), EFCC reportedly questioned Chief Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo, the Chief of Staff of the immediate past Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, over alleged embezzlement.
According to EFCC officials who didn’t want their names published, Nwobodo’s probe is a preparatory move to go against Chime.
The woman was grilled for hours following series of petitions centred on conspiracy and diversion of Enugu State funds by the former governor and his minders.
A top official of the EFCC said, “Nwobodo’s invitation is believed to be a precursor to the interrogation of her former principal as the agency is said to be flooded with petitions indicting Chime of humongous graft during his eight-year rule of Enugu State as governor from 2007 to 2015.”
In the coming weeks, crack detectives will put together findings and interrogate more former state governors, LEADERSHIP was told on Thursday. These former governors include those of Plateau, Ebonyi, Kano, Kebbi, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.
Many of those interrogated so far have prima facie cases that have been established against them.
“They have to defend themselves”, the source assured.
“We don’t know if there is any understanding between Yuguda and his successor but all the others have cases against them”, a top operative of the anti-corruption agency squealed.
“It has been a floodgate of damning allegations for most of the immediate past governors. We are investigating every matter in details and sieving out frivolous ones. The truth is that many of them stand indicted and will have to be prosecuted for money laundering, stealing and other corruptions charges.
“It is unbelievable that very few can escape if the judiciary doesn’t look at technicalities. You know we don’t adjudicate”, the source added.
EFCC had last week invited Mrs. Toyin Saraki, Senate President Bukola Saraki’s wife and Zainab Dakingari, wife of the immediate past Kebbi state governor and daughter of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s for questioning for alleged money laundering.
Saraki’s wife was invited to explain issues relating to the management of the accounts of some companies where she has some stake.
“There is a suspicion of money laundering. We want her to come and explain how these accounts are being run,” the source confided.
Hajiya Dakingari responded to some issues on state funds allegedly traced to companies owned by her.
“We cannot say whether these companies executed some contracts for the state or not”, the source said.
While the former governors of Imo, Adamawa and Jigawa states have been arraigned in court on multiples charges of corruption and money laundering, a former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sherif. was quizzed by the Commission and released on administrative bail.
Penultimate Thursday (July 30), EFCC reportedly questioned Chief Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo, the Chief of Staff of the immediate past Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, over alleged embezzlement.
According to EFCC officials who didn’t want their names published, Nwobodo’s probe is a preparatory move to go against Chime.
The woman was grilled for hours following series of petitions centred on conspiracy and diversion of Enugu State funds by the former governor and his minders.
A top official of the EFCC said, “Nwobodo’s invitation is believed to be a precursor to the interrogation of her former principal as the agency is said to be flooded with petitions indicting Chime of humongous graft during his eight-year rule of Enugu State as governor from 2007 to 2015.”
In the coming weeks, crack detectives will put together findings and interrogate more former state governors, LEADERSHIP was told on Thursday. These former governors include those of Plateau, Ebonyi, Kano, Kebbi, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.
Many of those interrogated so far have prima facie cases that have been established against them.
“They have to defend themselves”, the source assured.