By Our Crime Correspondent
As the fight against corruption gathers momentum in Nigeria, the anti corruption agency has released names of 58 former governors allegedly involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reports that this amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.
“The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively. This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central States and North-East States for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60 trillion, by several billions”, the report added.
The anti-graft agency is currently investigating, probing, and prosecuting 58 Ex-governors from various regions of the country.
Our Correspondent reports that the 58 Ex-governors, who are currently or have previously faced investigations by EFCC, with the alleged amounts in question, consist of:
_Lte Abubakar Audu (N10.966 bn),
_TA Orji and sons (N551 bn)
_Yahaya Bello (N80.2 bn)
_Chimaroke Nnamani (N5. 3 bn)
_Sullivan Chime (N450 million)
_Kayode Fayemi (N4bn)
_Ayo Fayose (N6.9 bn)
_Abdullahi Adamu (N15bn)
_Danjuma Goje (N5bn)
_Aliyu Wamakko (N15 bn)
_Sule Lamido (N1.35 bn)
_Joshua Dariye (N1. 16 bn)
_Timipre Sylva (N19.2 bn)
_Saminu Turaki (N36bn)
_Orji Uzor Kalu (N7. 6bn)
_Bello Matawalle (N70 bn)
_Lucky Igbinedion (N4. 5 bn)
_Musa Kwakwanso (N10bn)
_Peter Odili (N100 bn)
_Jolly Nyame (N1.64 bn)
_James Ngilari (N167 m)
_Abdulaziz Yari (N84 bn)
_Godswill Akpabio (N100bn)
_Abdul Fatah Ahmed (N9 bn)
_Ali Modu-Sheriff (N300bn)
_Willie Obiano (N43 bn)
_Ibrahim Dankwambo (N1. 3bn)
_Darius Ishaku (N39bn)
_Ramalan Yero (N700m)
_Achike Udenwa (N350m)
_Rochas Okoro (N10. 8bn)
_James Ibori (N40 bn),
_DSP Alamieyeseigha (N2.655bn)
_Gabriel Suswam (N3. 111bn)
_Samuel Ortom (N107bn)
_Murtala Nyako (N29bn)
_Rashid Ladoja (4.7bn)
_Christopher Alao-Akala (N11. 5 bn)
_Abdulkadir Kure (N600m)
_Babangida Aliyu (N4bn)
_Abubakar Audu (N10bn)
_Idris Wada (N500m)
_Ibrahim Shekarau (N950m)
_Adamu Aliero (N10bn)
_Usman Dakingari and wife (N5. 8bn)
_Attahiru Bafarawa N19. 6bn)
_Jonah Jang (N6. 3bn)
_Aliyu Doma (N8bn)
_Tanko Al’Makura (N4bn)
_Boni Haruna (N93bn)
_Bindow Jibrila (N62bn)
_Adamu Muazu (13bn)
_Isa Yuguda N212bn)
