The Rivers State Attorney General has reacted to rumor circulating that an official of the state withdrew the sum of 11 billion illegally from the state’s account.
The Rivers State Attorney-General, Emma Aguma in reaction to the claim which purported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was investigating an official of the state in connection with the alleged crime which happened under the Governor Nyesom Wike’s administration wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of the Federation.
He wrote:
“I write as the Chief Law Officer of Rivers State and at the instruction of the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, and the Government of Rivers State. My instruction and direction is to state as follows.
“The totality of the allegations made in the said publication is untrue and unfounded. It is a salacious publication aimed at both scintillating the reading public and scandalizing the Government of Rivers State by the usual methods of trial on the pages of newspapers devoid of verifiable facts.
“The wild allegations contained in the said publication would be appropriately addressed and their falsity shown when they are raised by due process of law at the appropriate forum.”