The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has disowned purported list of 58 formers governors under investigation for embezzling N2.187 trillion in the last 25 years in Nigeria.
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson of EFCC made this clarification in a statement on Sunday.
Reports had alleged that the commission is investigating ex-governors such as Timipre Sylva, Ayo Fayose, and Peter Odili, others for corruption.
However, the anti-graft agency described the report as false and disingenuous fabrication.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, feels obliged to dissociate itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption.
“Recall that The report headlined: ” EFCC Releases Full List of 58 Ex- Governors that Embezzled N2 .187 Trillion”, in one of the news outlets, is false and mischievous as the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.
“This invariably means that the so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.
“The public is enjoined to ignore the report as it is false and misleading.
“The media is advised to endeavour to crosscheck facts pertaining to matters under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public with false and inaccurate reports”, EFCC stated.