The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has apprehended Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of N1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
The anti-corruption agency has also interrogated other officials, including a former Director of Finance and Administration and a senior official from the Government House.
EFCC sources revealed that the funds under scrutiny include portions of the 13 percent derivation allocation designated for oil-producing states.
In November, former Governor Okowa was detained at the EFCC’s Port Harcourt office over accusations of misusing state funds for personal enrichment during his tenure.
Assets connected to the alleged fraud include shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Company and investments in the oil industry.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest, saying, “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.”
Enwa, who previously held the position of Deputy Accountant General during Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration, was elevated to Accountant General by Okowa in 2020.
This is not her first brush with controversy. In 2015, she was linked to a N369 million fraud case involving other state officials and bank representatives.
