Alleged Fraud: EFCC Releases Ex-Speaker Etteh After Three Days
- Patricia Etteh, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
- Etteh, the only woman in Nigeria’s history to have been elected speaker, was said to be arrested over an allegation of fraud involving NDDC contract
- The former speaker's tenure was short-lived as she was forced to resign amid allegations of financial misappropriation
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Patricia Etteh, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has been released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Legit.ng gathered that she was released in the night of Friday, May 20, after fulfilling bail conditions, according to a statement on Saturday, May 21.
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Etteh was arrested on May 17 over suspicious and shady financial involvement with Phil Jin Projects Limited.
EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, in the statement, said Etteh would report to the commission periodically to assist further investigations.
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The statement titled, ‘Patricia Etteh Released’, read in part:
“Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on suspicious and shady financial involvement with Phil Jin Projects Limited, has been released by the commission.
“She was released on Friday, May 20, 2022 upon fulfilling bail conditions offered her by investigators working on her matter. She is to report periodically to assist further investigations.”
EFCC arrests former speaker of House of Reps over alleged fraud
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that EFCC arrested a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh over an allegation of fraud involving a Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract.
It was reported that Etteh was arrested on Tuesday, May 17, by the anti-graft agency in Abuja for questioning.
Etteh was elected speaker in 2007 but resigned only after a few months amid allegations of financial misappropriation.
She is the only woman in the country’s history to have been elected speaker.
EFCC arrests Accountant General of Federation Ahmed Idris over N80bn fraud
In another related development, the EFCC arrested the serving Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in connection with alleged diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80 billion.
The commission stated that its verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates.
Source: Legit.ng
