EFCC did not detain Akpabio, says spokesman - Punch Newspapers
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 6:41 pm Contrary to online reports earlier in the week, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, was not taken into custody by the EFCC. His spokesman, Anietie Ekong, said it was actually Akpabio who sought an audience with the EFCC to discuss issues surrounding the transfer of funds belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission. He made the clarification in Abuja on Saturday in a statement in which he said it was also untrue that Akpabio attempted to buy his freedom from custody by bribing EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa with 350,000 ...