BREAKING: EFCC Freezes Akwa Ibom State Government’s Account

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze “all bank accounts” owned by Akwa Ibom State, the state information commissioner reported.

Charles Udoh said state authorities only learnt of the development today, and there were no prior indications from the anti-graft agency.

Mr Udoh said more information would be provided to Nigerians about the development shortly.

It came a day after Governor Samuel Ortom raised an alarm that the EFCC has frozen the state’s bank accounts, trapping workers and pensioners’ salaries in the state.

Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the anti-graft agency, did not respond to inquiries by this newspaper.