EFCC has frozen a bank account, allegedly, owned by a wanted ex-militant, Government Ekemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, Punch reports.
It was gathered yesterday that the EFCC found N3bn in the account, which it has frozen pending the outcome of court proceedings.
According to the newspaper an operative of the anti-graft agency, who did not want his name in print, said, “During investigations into the fraud at NIMASA (Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency), we traced about N3bn to a bank account, which is owned by Tompolo.
“The account has since been frozen in accordance with Section 34 (1) of the EFCC Act 2004 which empowers the commission to freeze any account suspected of being used for financial crimes.”
Tompolo, who has gone underground since February, was arraigned in absentia along with ex-Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and the latter’s six brothers on April 18, 2016. They were charged with an alleged N47.7bn fraud.
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