A former Senior Special Assistance to the Bayelsa State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, Apere Embeleakpo, and the agency’s accountant, Allison Amachree, have been interrogated by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over their alleged involvement in the embezzlement of over N380m belonging to the agency.
They were alleged to have diverted the money by awarding fictitious contracts among themselves without following due process.
Already some properties, belonging to the suspects, including a petrol station, two plazas and their bank accounts, have also come under investigations following a court order obtained by the EFCC.
“Although the suspects were picked up and granted administrative bail by the EFCC, further investigations are ongoing. The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed,” an EFCC source stated.
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