Eniola Akinkuotu
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has arrested a former
Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom
State and chieftain of the People’s
Democratic Party, Air Commodore
Idongesit Nkanga(retd) for his alleged
role in the $115m bribe involving a
former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Sources at the EFCC told our
correspondent last night that after the
money was converted to N23bn, the
suspect received N450m through
Fidelity Bank Plc.
The EFCC source stated that he would
be charged to court soon.
He said, “He was arrested in Port-
Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.
Nkanga was alleged to have collected
the money in two tranches, from an
employee of Fidelity Bank in Uyo, Akwa
Ibom State, Mr. Saint- Anthony Ejiowu.
“The first tranch of the money, a sum
of N350m was collected on March 27,
2015 while the second tranche of
N100m was collected on March 31,
2015. Nkanga signed for the two
tranches.
“He is in the custody of the EFCC and
would be charged to court soon.”
The EFCC had last week arrested the
Managing Director of the bank, Mr.
Emeka Okonkwo, for his alleged role in
the scam.
The money in question was said to
have been used in bribing officials of
the Independent National Electoral
Commission.
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