N50bn Suit : EFCC Floors Akwa Ibom State Govt.

The attorney General of Akwa Ibom state

have withdrawn the #50bn siut instituted against EFCC marked FHC/UY/CS/137/2018

The siut initiated by the Akwa Ibom state goverment through its AGF claiming #50bn damages against the EFCC has been struck out

The government back out of the suit marked FHC/UY/CS/137/2018 having reviewed the merit of their claim against the anti graft agency

The state government had sued EFCC seeking among others an order of freezing the account of the state.

Upon service of the statement of claim on the Commission, the EFCC through its Counsel Rotimi Oyedepo filed a statement of defense showing how the treasury of the state was looted and the proceeds of the stealing diverted to the account of a member of inner barr’s firm PAUL Usoro & Com.

In its defense the EFCC also informed the court how tge current the president of the Nigerian Bar Association President’s law form PAUL Usoro and Co transferred N65 million Naira to the PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE Mr UWEMEDIMO THOMAS NWOKO

On the receipt of the defence of the EFCC and at the resumes hearing of the matter today for trial the counsel to the State Government Mr Assam E Assam informed the court of its Notice of discontinuance filed today and prayed the court to strike the siut out.

The EFCC lawyer Rotimi Oyedepo prayed the court to dismissed the suit and award cost of N1m
Justice Fatun Odohi Riman struck out the siut and awarded cost of N10,000 Against the state government