By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch can confirm that the Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ntufam John Okon is presently cooling his feet with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in their South South Zonal office in Port Harcourt. Okon was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the anti graft commission who
By CrossRiverWatch admin The embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Cross River State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, was granted administrative bail on Sunday and she is expected to report at the EFCC office today as part of the conditions for the bail. Khan who is alleged to have shared in another $115 million scam uncovered
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that three former aides of ex governor Liyel Imoke are being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged diversion of public funds. The aides, former Chief of Staff Alex Egbona, Deputy Chief of Staff who also later became Chief of Staff, Jude Ngaji who is
By CrossRiverWatch admin Rights Activists and APC chieftain, Barrister Obono Obla has written the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC alleging that there are attempts by those he accused of misappropriating Cross River State funds in his 15 petitions to the Commission, to influence the result of the investigation. In a letter from his lawyers,
By CrossRiverWatch admin The relentless pressure being mounted by human rights lawyers and activist, Okoi Obono Obla on anti corruption agencies to probe the immediate past administration in Cross River state, seem to be giving the former governor, Liyel Imoke sleepless nights, CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered. Chief Okoi Obono Obla has mounted a persistent campaign,
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into the expenditure of allocation to 18 Local Government Councils in Cross River State. This was disclosed in a letter with reference number CR: 300/EFCC/ABJ/EGT10/VOL. 23/221 dated the 7th May 2015 signed by Olufunke Adetayo Ogunbode, Head Economic Governance in the EFCC,
by crossriverwatch admin The eighteen council chairmen in Cross River State on Tuesday ended a two day seminar organized for them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC. The seminar which held on Monday and Tuesday at the EFCC office Abuja took the council chairmen through effective
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Gabriel Ugor, the former Chairman of Yala Local Government Area was on Thursday morning arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at Okpoma, the council headquarters. Ugor, a source from the Council told CrossRiverWatch was arrested at the Okpoma, few minutes before the time he was scheduled