Nigeria, March 9 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has dismissed as "false" the allegation that his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel, was involved in a N700 billion fraud while serving as governor.

Mr Emmanuel served as governor of oil-rich Akwa Ibom from 2015 to 2023. He was succeeded by Mr Eno, who previously served as his commissioner for Lands and Water Resources.

A group, Network against Corruption and Trafficking, in a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accused Mr Emmanuel of committing N700 billion fraud while he was governor.

Acting on the petition, the anti-graft agency questioned Mr Emmanuel on Tuesday. The former governor honoured the EFCC's invitation at its office in Abuja.

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