The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly released former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, after being grilled over an alleged ₦700 billion fraud.
Papers News reported that sources indicate that the former governor was taken into custody shortly after arriving at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at around 12:30 p.m.
Emmanuel had visited the EFCC office in response to an invitation regarding allegations of money laundering, diversion of funds, and theft leveled against him by the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NCAT), a civil society organization.