{"id":48818,"date":"2016-04-27T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=48818"},"modified":"2016-04-27T08:33:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T07:33:26","slug":"efcc-arrests-aide-gov-dickson-n10m-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/efcc-arrests-aide-gov-dickson-n10m-bribe\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arrests aide to Gov. Dickson over N10m bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former Senior Special Assistant on Media to Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been arrested by the\u00a0 EFCC for\u00a0 allegedly trying to\u00a0 bribe an operative with N10million.<br \/>\nThe suspect, Abnedgo Don- Evarada, was arrested in Port Harcourt allegedly tried to induce\u00a0 the EFCC\u2019s Zonal Head in Port- Harcourt, Mr Ishaq Salihu.<\/p>\n<p>Don-Evarada, it was alleged,\u00a0 acted on behalf of a\u00a0 Senior Special Assistant to the Bayelsa\u2019s state governor on Millennium Development Goals, Apere Embelakpo and his wife, Fiene Beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Embelakpo is being investigated for alleged diversion of N800million being funds meant for the\u00a0 Millennium Development Goals, MDG<\/p>\n<p>His wife was also alleged to be involved in\u00a0 money laundering, forgery and suspicious transactions to the tune of N200million<\/p>\n<p>Don- Evarada offered the bribe ostensibly to compromise the EFCC investigation but his overture was turned down and was arrested.<br \/>\nHe is being kept in the custody of the EFCC and would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Senior Special Assistant on Media to Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been arrested by the\u00a0 EFCC for\u00a0 allegedly trying to\u00a0 bribe an operative with N10million. 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