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Looters hide money in Cemeteries — Gov Umahi makes shocking revelation

by Ola Peter
September 4, 2018
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Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi, says those who stole Nigeria dry during past governments all have their loots trapped in foreign banks and cemeteries.

Umahi aid this when he declared open the anti-corruption, ethics and integrity training session for Ebonyi State local government officials held in Abakaliki on Monday September 3rd.

The governor during his speech, advocated for amnesty for alleged looters saying such approach would help in arresting corruption and commit offenders in surrendering over 70 percent of looted public funds.

“We have so much of the looted funds trapped in foreign banks, some buried at the cemetery while many were buried underground where they were destroyed by termites.

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But if there is a a negotiation like committing the looters into subtly surrendering at least 70 percent of the looted funds and keeping the rest or investing all the funds in the country; by so doing, we would have recovered the money and made use of it”, he said

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