According to reports reaching oyogist.com, the uyo zonal office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has re-arraigned a man named Nkereuwem Akpan Etok, before a Federal High Court, in the state.
Akpan was a former director of the Akwa Ibom State Agency for Control of AIDS and was re-arraigned over a six-count charge focusing on alleged embezzlement and diversion of fund, belonging to the Agency to the tune of N24,700,200.00 (Twenty-four Million, Seven Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred Naira).
One of the charges read, “That you Dr. Nkereuwem Akpan Etok, between 26th and 28th November, 2018 at Uyo, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, while being director and project supervisor of Akwa Ibom State Agency for the Control of AIDS, did convert the sum of N24,700,200.00 (Twenty-four Million, Seven Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred Naira).
“Knowing that the said fund is a proceed of your unlawful act to wit: corruption, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (As Amended) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.”
They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, following which prosecution counsel, Soares Adebayo urged the court to remand them in the custody of a correctional centre in the state.The matter was adjourned till February 8, 2021, for continuation of trial.
