A governor is under probe after
the sum of $10 million he diverted from the bailout funds allocated to his
state was hijacked by his mistress.
The governor was said to have commissioned his mistress to help
him launder the said sum only for the latter to refuse to remit it in the slush
accounts the governor provided.
Already, the money in question has been traced to a bank in
the
United States.
The Nation investigation revealed that the governor resorted to
using his US-based mistress to stash the funds abroad in order to avoid
monitoring by security agencies.
The cash was allegedly either wired or hauled in tranches in order
to beat the nation’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
In spite of the governor’s tricks, however, security agencies were able to intercept
the deal between him and his mistress.
It was gathered that the diversion of the
looted $10 million by the mistress created an uproar that triggered the ongoing
investigation of the deal between the love birds.
One of the sources involved in the probe
said: “A governor from an oil-producing state is in soup and under probe by
some security agencies.
“The governor seems to have been duped by
his mistress who stays in Texas in the United States.
“The governor is worried after discovering
that his girlfriend has defrauded him of $10 million.
“What started as a love affair and
promises of good faith has turned sour.
“Yet the governor would not want his wife
or the people of the state, who will be disappointed, to know about this ugly
transaction.”
The security chief added: “Investigation so far indicated that the governor
allegedly diverted part of the bailout funds meant for his state to the
mistress.
“All relevant security agencies are
already tracking how the cash was wired to the mistress as well as the
whereabouts of the funds.
“Very soon, the details of the transaction
will be revealed to Nigerians.
“This is why the government has decided to
monitor how bailout funds and London-Paris loan refunds were spent.”
The Presidency in 2016 released the sum of
N1. 266.44 trillion to 36 states within nine months.
The breakdown includes N713.70 billion
special intervention funds to states and London Paris Club loan refunds of
N522.74 billion.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had said 16 states were yet to
disburse about N57, 663, 185, 735 of the bailout funds approved for them by
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The agency also indicted some of the
states for diverting the bailout funds which were meant for workers’ salaries.
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