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EFCC Summons Former Governor Of Edo State Lucky Igbinedion Over Fraud Allegation Charges
Fortunate Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo state, has been invited by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) over allegations bordering on diversion of public funds amounting to about N1.6 billion.
In line with The Cable, Fortunate Igbinedion arrived on the anti-graft headquarters in Abuja on Thursday afternoon, November 11, for questioning and remained in EFCC custody until previous midnight.
Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, who confirmed that Fortunate Igbinedion was within the custody of the company, didn’t give additional particulars on why the previous governor was invited.
Fortunate Igbinedion served as governor of Edo from 1999 to 2007. Nevertheless, not lengthy after he left workplace, he was prosecuted by the EFCC over allegations of corruption.
In December 2008, a federal excessive court docket in Enugu fined the previous Edo governor a sum of N3.5 million in a N25 billion monetary fraud case. The previous governor, who pleaded responsible to the costs, agreed to pay the wonderful as a substitute for spending six months in jail.
Fortunate Igbinedion was additionally to refund about N500 million and forfeit three properties, together with one in Abuja.
Though full particulars of the brand new investigation by the EFCC will not be but clear, the previous governor is alleged to be answering questions within the gentle of recent proof in opposition to him over alleged diversion of a mortgage obtained by the state throughout his tenure.
