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A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja following allegations of money laundering, fund diversion, and theft involving seven hundred billion naira. The anti-graft agency initiated the investigation after receiving a petition from a civil society organization alleging that the former governor could not account for massive funds received from the federation account during his two terms in office between 2015 and 2023, while leaving behind substantial debts and uncompleted projects. According to sources within the agency, investigators uncovered suspicious cash withdrawals totaling thirty-one billion naira from a single account associated with the Office of the Governor between 2019 and 2023.