Court Orders The Arrest Of Attorney General And Commissioner For Justice In Akwa Ibom

Court Orders The Arrest Of Attorney General And Commissioner For Justice In Akwa Ibom

A
bench warrant for the arrest of the Attorney General and Commissioner
for Justice in Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko, the Commissioner of
Finance, Nsikan Nkan, the Accountant General, Mfon Udomah and a Cashier
of the State Government, Margaret Ukpe has been granted by a Federal
High Court sitting in Lagos.

The bench of warrant was granted by
Justice Rilwan Aikawa at the instance of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), who told the court that the defendants are at
large and the warrant was necessary to ensure their presence in court at
the next adjourned date of March 18 and 19.

According to report,
the four government officials are charged alongside the President of
the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro on 10 counts of conspiracy and
conversion of an alleged N1.4bn said to be property of the State
Government, which sum they reasonably ought to have known formed part of
the proceeds of unlawful activity.

The offense was allegedly
committed in May 2016. Usoro has, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charges and thereafter, admitted him to bail in the sum of N250 million
with one surety in like sum.