Operatives of the special Anti-theft Squad (SARS) in Bayelsa kingdom on Wednesday, raided the personal house of the Bayelsa country government residence Accountant, Richard Etonye in a secret operation that lasted for about two hours.
The residence, positioned alongside Brass avenue become allegedly raided on the orders of Governor Seriake Dickson after Etonye reportedly absconded with his principal's money said to be $four.6m. The money changed into exceeded over to the accountant with the aid of the governor for secure maintain just a few days earlier than the raid on Tuesday.
SaharaReporters contacted a spokesman for Mr. Dickson who stated that they were not part of the raid and have been now not knowledgeable as to why SARS raided Mr. Etonye’s domestic.
The spokesman stated that “[Mr. Etonye] clearly did not take any cash from the Governor” and “we have been instructed that the group became despatched from the IG [Idris] from Police force HQ but we don’t realize why.”
consistent with a protection supply close to authorities house, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson had exceeded over the sum to his accountant cousin rapidly earlier than departing for Akure, the Ondo country capital, to conduct the PDP governorship number one which hung on Monday.
''The money became given to him through Oga before we left for Ondo country however by the point we lower back, the accountant became no in which to be found and his lines switched off,” one supply said.
''Even his spouse changed into no longer at domestic and after anticipating over twelve hours, the governor ordered that his non-public residence be searched by means of the police to see whether or not or now not he kept the cash there. right now, we're looking from him due to the fact he has evacuated his family from the official quarters in authorities residence,'' the supply stated.
SaharaReporters contacted the Bayelsa state police spokesman who informed our correspondent that he changed into ignorant of any operation regarding Mr. Etonye.
Source: Sahara Repoters
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