List Of Ex-Govs Under Investigation for Corruption Not From Us – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from a purported list of 58  ex-governors under investigation for alleged corruption which circulated on Saturday.

In a statement on Sunday, the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, described the reports as false and misleading.

He said the “so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.”

“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, feels obliged to dissociate itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption,” the statement read.

“The report headlined:  “EFCC Releases  Full List of 58 Ex- Governors  that Embezzled N2 .187 Trillion”, in one of the news outlets, is false and mischievous as the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.”

The anti-graft agency urged the public to disregard the report, saying “it is false and misleading.”

It also urged media practitioners to crosscheck facts about matters under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public with false and inaccurate reports.

Recently, the EFCC has been probing some former governors over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds.

Among them is the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who is being arraigned on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.