The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, into custody as part of its probe into the alleged misappropriation of ₦1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
According to EFCC sources, the investigation centers on the alleged diversion of funds from the 13 percent derivation allocation meant for oil-producing states.
The anti-graft agency has also questioned other key officials, including a former Director of Finance and Administration and a senior official from the Delta State Government House.
In November, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was detained at the EFCC’s Port Harcourt office over accusations of using his position to siphon state funds for personal enrichment.
Assets reportedly tied to the fraud include significant investments in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Company and other oil sector ventures.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale while speaking with Daily Trust, said, “Mrs. Enwa was detained for questioning over the ongoing investigation into the mismanagement of state funds under the former administration. Some other government officials have also been interrogated.”
Mrs. Enwa, who served as deputy Accountant General during the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, was appointed Accountant General by Okowa in 2020.
This isn’t her first encounter with controversy. In 2015, she was implicated in a N369 million fraud case involving other state officials and bank representatives.
