Benue State gov says 52 people from previous administration looted N107bn, drags them to court

 

Following their indictment by Justice Elizabeth Kpojime of a Judicial Commission of Enquiry in Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom said he has dragged 52 persons to the EFCC for subsequent probe and charging to court following the looting of 107 billion naira during the last administration in the state.

His words:

“They would have been granted amnesty if they had returned the loot to the state treasury, but instead of toeing that part, they opted to take the government to court.

We will not be deterred, we have taken the report of the panel to the EFCC and already officials of the anti graft agency from Enugu have paid assessment visits to the state pursuant to the petition.

“This administration believes in rule of law and due process, so whatever we do concerning the matter must be within the ambits of the law. We will do everything within the law to ensure that the looted funds were returned. No amount of intimidation can deter us from doing the needful in this matter, our zero tolerance for corruption cannot be compromised, and to that effect I have warned my appointees because anything to the contrary would be met with stiff sanctions.”