$115m Diezani bribe: EFCC arrests ex-military gov for collecting N450m

Former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain

of the People's Democratic Party, Air Commodore Idongesit

Nkanga(retd)

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