The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 14, arrested George Turner, a
political ally and godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, for
alleged corruption.
According
to Vanguard, Turner’s arrest comes on the heels of report that he
allegedly pocketed over N2 billion, suspected to have been siphoned from
the account of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between
2012 and 2015.
EFCC arrests Goodluck Jonathan’s godson over alleged N2bn scam
He was arrested without notice by the security men in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Tuesday morning, March 14.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity in EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren.
Uwujaren
said that Turner’s arrest was in connection with documents obtained
from the suspect’s mansion and bank statements showing illegal inflow of
over N2 billion, when the man in question does not have a means of
livelihood to justify such accumulation.
He said: “Turner was arrested
in Port Harcourt, Rivers state in connection with alleged possession of
funds running into N2 billion, suspected to be funds siphoned from the
NDDC while serving there as an Adviser.
“Preliminary
investigations by the EFCC threw up deposits made in his personal and
company bank accounts in excess of N2 billion.
“A search conducted in his houses in Port Harcourt and Yenogoa, yielded useful documents.
“Turnah has made useful statements to the EFCC and will be arraigned as soon as investigations are concluded.”
Turnah served in the NDDC between 2012 and 2015.
He served as the Special Adviser on Youths to the erstwhile Managing Director of the NDDC, Dan Abia.
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