Delta Accountant General arrested by EFCC, declines comment to media
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Joy Enwa, Delta Accountant General, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of investigation of alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion by former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who is equally facing EFCC probe.
A source disclosed that the graft buster also questioned a former state Director of Finance and Administration and a senior Government House official over the alleged fraud.
According to the source, per reporting by Leadership newspaper, the funds reportedly include part of the 13 per cent derivation allocation meant for oil-producing states.
EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed that “Mrs. Enwa was detained for questioning over the ongoing investigation into the mismanagement of state funds under the former administration. Some other government officials have also been interrogated.”
Last month, Okowa was detained at the EFCC Port Harcourt office over allegations of diverting state funds for personal gain while in office.
Assets allegedly tied to the fraud include shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Company and other investments in the oil sector.
Enwa, who served as Deputy Accountant General during the administration of former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, was elevated to the post of Accountant General by Okowa in 2020.
This is not her first brush with controversy, as was in 2015 allegedly indicted in a N369 million fraud case involving other state officials and bank representatives.
Enwa declined to provide details when approached for comment.
“I am not the right source to confirm this story. Please contact the EFCC for clarification,” she told reporters.
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