The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited a former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Niger State Kantigi Liman for interrogation over the N6 billion allegedly traced to his account.
The anti-graft agency asked the politician to appear before it or risk being declared wanted.
Liman, who was the Commissioner for Local Government in Niger State, contested for the PDP guber ticket in 2015 but crashed out at the primary level.
However, Vanguard quoted an official of the EFCC as saying that it had traced additional N2 billion to Liman and companies linked the PDP chieftain.
According to the agency, the new cash was discovered in his account with a bank by its investigators.
A source said, “The discovery brings to N 6 billion traced to accounts held by the politician and companies linked to him.
“The Commission had some weeks earlier traced N 4 billion to two accounts in another bank, both linked to Liman.
“The first account belongs to Sadiq Air Travel Agency Limited and the second to Kantigi.
The source said Liman is currently trying to avoid the operatives and must be fished out to face interrogation.
“He is on the run and all efforts to track him down have been futile. The next option left for the Commission is to declare him wanted,” the source was quoted as saying.
The politician is believed to be raking in a monthly interest of over N33 million on the fixed deposits.
