EFCC arrests Bayelsa Governor’s ex- aide for bribing official N10m
(Nigeria) A former Senior Special Assistant on Media to
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been arrested by operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The suspect, Abnedgo Don- Evarada, was arrested on Monday in
Port- Harcourt, Rivers State for allegedly offering a bribe of N10million to
the EFCC's Zonal Head in Port- Harcourt, Mr Ishaq Salihu.
Don-Evarada ran into trouble when he approached Salihu, over
a case involving the Senior Special Assistant to the Bayelsa's state governor
on Millennium Development Goals, Apere Embelakpo and his wife, Fiene Beauty.
Embelakpo is being investigated for alleged diversion of
N800million, being funds meant for the
Millennium Development Goals, MDG,
while his wife is being investigated for alleged money laundering,
forgery and suspicious transactions to the tune of N200m.
Don- Evarada offered the bribe ostensibly to compromise the
EFCC investigation but his overture was turned down and was arrested.
He is being kept in the custody of the EFCC and would be
charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
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