EFCC Uncovers N4b in Niger State Politician’s Account

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has discovered another huge amount of money domiciled in one of the new generation banks.

According to the anti-graft agency, the money it discovered it to the tune of N4 billion and was kept in the accounts of two companies.

The name of the firm, the EFCC revealed, are Katah Property & Investment Limited and Sadiq Air Travel Agency with each of them having N2 billion fixed.

“Investigations as to the owner of the funds revealed that the money belongs to a former deputy governorship candidate in Niger State,” the EFCC said in a statement it issued on Tuesday.

The agency explained that it uncovered the money following a tip-off from a whistle blower on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

However, the EFCC said the suspected owner of the account and the account officer are currently on the run.

It noted that the N4 billion is “suspected to be proceeds of crime.”