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Why EFCC Arrested Ex-NDDC Boss, Nsima Ekere

Afnews Editor

May 19, 2022

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested Nsima Ekere, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for alleged diversion of funds to the tune of N47 billion through registered contractors of the agency.

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This was disclosed by the Commission's spokesperson Wilson Uwajaren, who confirmed it to Channels Television.

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Nsima Ekere was the agency's Managing Director between 2016 and 2018.

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The 56-year-old was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom in the 2019 elections

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This is coming less than a few days after the EFCC arrested Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation over N80billion fraud.

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