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Gov Emmanuel suspends Aide over alleged N500M fraud

By Samuel Ogenyi, Uyo
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has suspended one of his Special Assistants, Mr Emmanuel Nicholas over allegations of fraudulent activities leveled against him.
A statement from the Secretary to the State Government Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem on Friday on Uyo said the suspension would remain until investigations are completed by security agencies and he is cleared of the allegations.
“The Akwa Ibom State Government, led by Mr. Udom Emmanuel, will continue to uphold transparency, Integrity and accountability as its core values.” The statement said.
Nicholas was said to have allegedly defrauded innocent people under the guise of providing orders of project and letter of award of contracts for them at the Ministry of Works.
At the time of his arrest he was found with a fake Akwa Ibom state government identity card which he allegedly used to deceive his victims.
His arrest it was gathered followed complaints by some victims that the suspect had defrauded vulnerable persons to the tune of over N500,000,000 with a promise to secure orders of work and letter of award of contracts at the ministry of works.

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