EFCC to Prosecute INEC’s Director over N16m Scam

By Paul Obi in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it has concluded arrangements to prosecute a deputy director of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, and a former electoral officer in Rivers State, Gogo Anderson Waribo, for allegedly collecting N16 million from the infamous N23 billion Diezani Allison Madueke’s 2015 general election bribery funds.

EFCC Head of Media and Information, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “Waribo was arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency following intelligence report that some INEC officers conspired with some staff of Fidelity Bank to defraud the federal government of several millions of naira.

“Although, he has consistently denied involvement in the fraud, investigation revealed that the INEC Deputy Director’s name is on the list of beneficiaries of the money.

“He is alleged to have received the sum of N16 million through his First Bank account on March 27, 2015. Waribo allegedly gave N5 million from the N16 million to Peter Popnen, an ex- INEC official.”

Details later…