EFCC Seizes Theodore Orji, Sons’ Passports Over Alleged #150b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized the travel documents of a former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji over allegation #150 billion fraud.
The anti-graft body also seized the travel documents of the Abia State House of Assembly Speaker Chinendum Orji Eyinanya and Ogbonna Orji.
A report revealed that the senator representing Abia Central zone allegedly earned N48 billion as
security votes in eight years at the rate of N500 million monthly
The commission have trace properties belonging to the former governor in Abuja, Lagos and Abia State, which were reportedly acquired with funds from state treasury during his tenure in office.
It was gathered that three of the assets of the former governor of Abia State are in posh Maitama District of Abuja where the sons allegedly equipped every toilet in the mansions with N12 million.
A report from the quarter of EFCC revealed that the passports of Orji and his sons were seized as part of the conditions for administrative bail granted them.
A source which spoke with The Nation said: “The multi-dimensional approach to the ongoing investigation necessitated that we should restrict the movement of ex-Governor Orji and his sons to Nigeria. They have a lot to clarify.”
“So, in granting them administrative bail, we seized their passports in the interim. They cannot move an
inch outside this country without the knowledge of this commission.”
The source added that apart from the petition against the former governor, more whistle-blowers and informants have come forward with useful informations.
One of the whistle-blowers said: “The two boys bought three houses for N250 million each in Maitama District of Abuja.”
“They threw away all the furniture and fittings in them and contracted a big construction firm based in
Abuja (names withheld) to refurnish the houses.”
“One of the staff of the construction company alleged that the boys replaced the bathroom fittings at the
cost of N12 million per bathroom.
“Their garages are littered with top of the range automobiles. The EFCC investigators should look into
these and other information already provided.”
The EFCC source revealed that 145 accounts are being investigated, the source said: “We are yet to freeze these accounts but all the affected banks are aware that we are vetting deposits and withdrawals in them.”
“We have put measures in place in a manner that those being investigated cannot tamper with the lodgments
in these accounts.”
According to the Sun, these are the accounts traced to Chinedum Orji, the Speaker of Abia House of Assembly:
1. Fotoworld Industry Ltd opened with GTBank, has in it $21million
2.Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – N363million
3.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – $84,000
4. Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – N343million
5.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – £1.7million
6.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with GTBank – N88million
7.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with GTBank – $21million
8.Exact Construction Ltd, opened with Keystone bank – N1.2billion
9.Another Exact Construction Ltd, with Keystone bank, has N636million
10.Another Exact Construction Ltd, with First Bank, has N599.8million
11.Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N21million
12.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N224million
13.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N4.1billion
14.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N1.7billion
15.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N274million
16.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N64.9million
17.Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N425.6million
18.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N71.8million
19.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N23.5million
20.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N158.5million
21.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N50million
22.Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $47,726.64
23.Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N117.7million
24.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $124.3million
25.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N342.7million
26.Orji Chinedum’s FCMB personal account – N384.9million
27.Another Orji Chinedum’s FCMB personal account – N205.5million
28.Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – $601, 716.62
29.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N153.9million
30.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N153m
31.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – N178.3m
32.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $48,000
33.Cheetah Press Ltd, First Bank account – N1.1billion
34.Cheetah Press Ltd, Union Bank account – N430.9million
35.Cheetah Press Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank account – N42million
36.Cheetah Press Ltd, GTBank account – N241million
37.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, GTBank account – N966million
38.Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N143.9million
39.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N2.2billion
40.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N782.7million
41.TravelBETA, UBA account, $788, 174.22
