The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday invited and grilled an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Leo Ekpeyong, who wrote a petition to the commission against a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Investigations revealed that the operatives of the Economic Governance Unit of the commission invited Ekpeyong to report at the commission to shed more light on the allegations he raised against Akpabio in the petition.
In the petition, Ekpeyong had accused Akpabio of massive diversion of funds of the Akwa Ibom State Government when he was governor of the state.
Based on the allegations contained in the petition, the EFCC invited and grilled the former governor, who is now Senate’s Minority Leader, on October 16, 2015.
Although Akpabio was released on bail on the first day of his interrogation, he was asked to return to the commission the next day when he was interrogated for hours.
The former governor is now awaiting further action on the case from the anti-graft body.
However, the EFCC invited the petitioner, Ekpeyong, to report at the commission to make clarifications on some areas of the petition by 10am on Monday.
Ekpeyong told our correspondent on the telephone that he would be at the EFCC by 10am as directed in the letter of invitation sent to him.
He promised to speak to our correspondent after his session with the operatives investigating the matter but did not answer calls put to mobile telephone line as of the time of filing the report by 5pm.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone that Ekpeyong was only invited to the commission to shed more light on the petition he wrote against the former Akwa Ibom governor.
He said, “The man was not arrested. It would not also be right to use the word grilled. He was only invited to shed more light on the petition.”
However, a source at the commission said that Ekpenyong was being delayed at the commission because of the huge volume of petition he sent to the commission which would take time to deal with.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday invited and grilled an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Leo Ekpeyong, who wrote a petition to the commission against a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Investigations revealed that the operatives of the Economic Governance Unit of the commission invited Ekpeyong to report at the commission to shed more light on the allegations he raised against Akpabio in the petition.
In the petition, Ekpeyong had accused Akpabio of massive diversion of funds of the Akwa Ibom State Government when he was governor of the state.
Based on the allegations contained in the petition, the EFCC invited and grilled the former governor, who is now Senate’s Minority Leader, on October 16, 2015.
Although Akpabio was released on bail on the first day of his interrogation, he was asked to return to the commission the next day when he was interrogated for hours.
The former governor is now awaiting further action on the case from the anti-graft body.
However, the EFCC invited the petitioner, Ekpeyong, to report at the commission to make clarifications on some areas of the petition by 10am on Monday.
Ekpeyong told our correspondent on the telephone that he would be at the EFCC by 10am as directed in the letter of invitation sent to him.
He promised to speak to our correspondent after his session with the operatives investigating the matter but did not answer calls put to mobile telephone line as of the time of filing the report by 5pm.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone that Ekpeyong was only invited to the commission to shed more light on the petition he wrote against the former Akwa Ibom governor.
He said, “The man was not arrested. It would not also be right to use the word grilled. He was only invited to shed more light on the petition.”
However, a source at the commission said that Ekpenyong was being delayed at the commission because of the huge volume of petition he sent to the commission which would take time to deal with.
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