Nigerian court orders investigation into $26M funds allocated to Abia State; passports of 3 ex-officials seized.

A Nigerian court has ordered the EFCC to investigate the allocation and spending of funds to 17 local government areas in Abia State from 2019 to 2023, following an application by activist Chidiebere Ojukwu. The court also seized the international passports of three former state officials and demanded financial documents from them to assess potential misappropriation of over N5 billion. The case will be heard again on December 9th.

December 05, 2024
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