Umuahia, Abia state – A viral photo claimed a pile of cash was discovered by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) in the house of the immediate past governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu….CONTINUE READING
Those circulating the claim allege that the money found at Ikpeazu’s house amounted to 800 million dollars.
Ikpeazu is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a two-term governor of Abia state.
On the other hand, the EFCC is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering.
The post concerning Ikpeazu was well-circulated on the social networking site, Facebook, and it included a picture of huge cash. It was also sighted in X (formerly Twitter).
One of such posts read:
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discovered 800 million dollars cash stack at the home of former Abia state governor; Okezie Ikpeazu.”
Similar claims on Facebook can be found here and here.
But is the claim true? A fact-cheking platform, Africa Check , investigated.
Following its scrutiny, the platform said the photo was from a drug raid in Mexico.
It added that the photo has been online since at least 2007 and does not show piles of cash found in the home of the former Abia governor.
Furthermore, Africa Checksaid considering Ikpeazu’s status in Nigeria, the news of such a discovery in his house would have been widely reported on media platforms….CONTINUE READING
