Senate Probe Begins - Lamorde's Accuser a US Convict - EFCC - AllAfrica.com
The commission made this disclosure in a letter to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, with reference number EFCC/EC/NA-SEN/06/62 and dated August 24, 2015. But as the probe commenced yesterday, the committee walked... At the commencement of hearing, the petitioner unveiled new allegations before the committee, changing from the initial figure of N1 trillion to N2. 05 trillion, and another allegation that Lamorde gave some properties seized from former Bayelsa... The action, notwithstanding, the Senate Unity Forum declared the probe of Ibrahim Lamorde illegal as it was not backed by the extant rules of the 8th Senate. The Senator Samuel Anyanwu-led Ethics Committee took the decision to send out Okoroma and his entourage at its first sitting to probe George Uboh's allegation of diversion of N1 trillion corruption funds levelled against Lamorde. Okoroma, in company with six other lawyers, including Lamorde's lawyer, Mr. Osuagwu Ugochukwu, walked into the venue about one hour after the hearing had started. Source: allafrica.com
