A former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Idongesit Nkanga, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Mr. Nkanga, a retired air commodore is accused of N450,000,000( Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira only) from the sleazy $115million depositedby former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, with Fidelity Bank Plc, according to a report by Premium Times.
EFCC insiders said the former governor was arrested in Port- Harcourt, the Rivers State capitalon Monday.
Sources said Mr. Nkanga was alleged to have collected the money in two tranches, from one Saint-Anthony Ejiowu, a staff of Fidelity Bank in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The first tranche of the money – N350,000,000 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Million Naira only) was paid to the politician on March 27, 2015, our sources said.
Mr. Nkanga allegedly received the second tranche of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira only) on March 31, 2015.“He is in the custody of the EFCC and would be charged to court soon,” an official told PREMIUM TIMES
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