Three top aides of the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha are now in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Cable reports that the suspects allegedly diverted the sum of N2 billion bailout fund received by the state from the Federal Government for payment of salary arrears of civil servants.
The EFCC in a statement it released on Thursday, March 3 said as follows :
“Their arrest followed an investigation into the alleged diversion of the said money which revealed that, the cashier had made cash withdrawal of N456.532m between September 3, 2015 and October 10, 2015 from the government house account domiciled in Zenith Bank.
“However, it was revealed that the said amount was given to an aide of the chief of staff to the governor, following approval and directive by the Principal Secretary to the Governor.”
The detained suspects are Obi Paschal Chigozie, Principal Secretary to the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha; Uzoho Casmir, Director of Finance, and Iheoma Kenneth.
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