EFCC Arrests Imo Accountant-General.
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the
Accountant-General of Imo State, Mr Uzoho Casmir, over money laundering
allegation.
According
to a statement from the anti-graft agency on Friday, Mr Casmir was arrested by
operatives of the EFCC, on suspicion of purportedly laundering N1.050 billion
through a new generation bank allegedly for the Imo State governor.
The
statement revealed that the Accountant-General was arrested on Thursday based
on a report that the governor allegedly intended to use the money for vote
buying in favour of a particular candidate in Saturday’s governorship election
in the state.
In
its reaction, the state government said the Accountant-General was not arrested
but only invited by the commission for questioning.
In
a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo, the
government attributed the development to a petition sponsored by some desperate
governorship candidates in Imo.
It
said, “The truth is that some desperate and frustrated governorship candidates
in the state have sponsored petitions to the commission against the
Accountant-General few days to the governorship election making several
allegations.
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