Alleged N130m Fraud: EFCC releases ex-Speaker Patricia Etteh

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EFCC says the former Speaker, Patricia Etteh, was released on Friday.

says it has released a former Speaker of of House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, who was arrested on Tuesday over corruption allegations.

“She was released on Friday, May 20, 2022 upon fulfilling bail conditions offered her by investigators working on her matter. She is to report periodically to assist further investigations,” the statement read.Mrs Etteh, who was Speaker between June 6, 2007, and October 30, 2007, was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday by operatives of the Special Duty Unit of the anti-graft agency, those familiar with the matter said.

Investigators said weeks after the contractor was paid the mobilisation fee for the project, N130 million was transferred to Mrs Etteh who is neither a director nor a shareholder of the company on record. The EFCC is also suspicious that the contractor did not execute the contract after payment was received.

 

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