- The EFCC is investigating the alleged fraud relating to the 2015 PDP Presidential campaign funding
- The anti-graft agency has detained a PDP gubernatorial hopeful in Gombe in connection to the alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 gubernatorial hopeful in Gombe State, Alhaji Bala Bello Tinka, Leadership reports.
Tinka, who is reported to be a close associate of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo is considered to be among those vying for the governorship ticket on the platform of the PDP.
Top EFCC sources disclosed that he was taken into custody on Wednesday, January 24, in furtherance of investigation over his alleged involvement in the 2015 campaign fund scandals.
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Bala Tinka, who is the managing director of Tinka Point, a construction firm, was said to be in the custody of EFCC for over 24 hours.
EFCC sources disclosed that this was the second time Tinka was being detained by the anti-graft agency at the Gombe zonal office over his alleged involvement in the sharing of campaigns funds deployed to procure victory for the then ruling party during the 2015 general election.
It would be recalled that the newly appointed EFCC head of operations for the zone, Johnson Babalola recently informed Journalists that operatives of the agency have made more discoveries while investigating the fraud relating to the 2015 PDP Presidential campaign funding.
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NAIJ.com previously reported that the EFCC discovered some hotels and filling stations allegedly purchased with loots from the PDP 2015 campaign fund.
The discoveries were also made by the Gombe zonal office of the commission.
The head of operations of the zonal office confirmed the discoveries of the properties.
He said: “In the course of investigations and interrogations, some hotels and filling stations built by some beneficiaries of the loot were discovered.”
Babalola said three persons had been arrested in relation to the alleged crime and said they would soon be arraigned.
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Source: Naija.ng