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Breaking: Kogi State Former Gov, Idris Wada Detained By EFCC

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Idris Wada, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, was detained on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The anti-corruption agency linked N500m to the former governor’s account on Monday.

 The money, it is understood, was said to be part of the N23bn allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, through the then Director of Finance of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation , Senator Nenadi Usman.
Wada who arrived the EFCC office around 12pm and was still in custody around 9 pm on Monday evening.

More details soon.



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