EFCC Alleges' Akwa Ibom Government Is Shielding Ex- Gov. Akpabio From N1.4bn Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun a fresh probe of a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, over allegations that he gave a gift of N1.4bn to a bank for unknown reasons. The EFCC, had written to the bank to explain why the governor allegedly gave it such a gift. However, it was learnt that the Akwa Ibom State Government had dragged the commission via IFTTT