The Economic and Financiial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced the investigation of the former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Ahamefule (T.A.) Orji and son, Chinedu Orji over alleged looting of billions of Naira from the state’s treasury.

Just after it was reported that the EFCC were tracing billions to the accounts of the former governor’s son, Chinedu Orji, who is the incumbent Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, a Nigerian pilot/Twitter user named Nedu Ekeke #BBOG with handle “@Nedunaija” tweeted to narrate his ordeal of how the funds approved for his flight school scholarship was stolen twice when Senator T.A Orji was the Abia State Governor, and it went viral.

You may like to see the names of fictitious companies created by Chinedum Orji, the daredevil son of Theodore Orji (and Abia House of Assembly Speaker), for the sake of looting Abia State to stupor. Check out tjethe figures.

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— Nedu Ekeke #BBOG (@Nedunaija) February 10, 2020

The money was uncovered after a group, Fight Corruption: Save Nigeria Group filed a petition against the former Governor and his son on March 17, 2017. T.A. Orji who served two terms as governor between 2007 and 2011 and now represents Abia Central Senatorial district, was accused of withdrawing N500 million monthly as security vote from the state’s treasury during his eight years in office.

The group accused T.A. Orji of diverting “N383 billion revenue from the Federation Account, N55 billion Excess Crude revenue, N2.3 billion Sure-P revenue, N1.8 billion ecological funds, N10.5 billion loan, N12 billion Paris Club refund, N2 billion agricultural loan, and N55 billion ASOPADEC money while in office”, and also accused Chinedu Orji of operating about 100 accounts in different banks.

The spokesperson of the EFCC, Tony Orilade, confirmed that they released the father-and-son duo on administrative bail, and also disclosed that it took anti graft agency three (3) years to start investigation after the petition was filed, because official protocols had to be followed.

The Sun reported that some accounts traced to Chinedum Orji, the former Abia Governor’s son – the incumbent Speaker of Abia House of Assembly include:

1.Fotoworld Industry Ltd, opened with GTBank, has in it $21million

2.Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – N363million

3.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – $84,000

4. Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – N343million

5.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with First Bank – £1.7million

6.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with GTBank – N88million

7.Another Fotoworld Industry Ltd, with GTBank – $21million

8.Exact Construction Ltd, opened with Keystone bank – N1.2billion

9.Another Exact Construction Ltd, with Keystone bank, has N636million

10.Another Exact Construction Ltd, with First Bank, has N599.8million

11.Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N21million

12.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N224million

13.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N4.1billion

14.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N1.7billion

15.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N274million

16.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with First Bank, has N64.9million

17.Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N425.6million

18.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N71.8million

19.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N23.5million

20.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N158.5million

21.Another Fotofast Industry Ltd, with GTBank, has N50million

22.Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $47,726.64

23.Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N117.7million

24.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $124.3million

25.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N342.7million

26.Orji Chinedum’s FCMB personal account – N384.9million

27.Another Orji Chinedum’s FCMB personal account – N205.5million

28.Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – $601, 716.62

29.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N153.9million

30.Another Orji Chinedum’s First Bank personal account – N153m

31.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – N178.3m

32.Another Orji Chinedum’s Access Bank personal account – $48,000

33.Cheetah Press Ltd, First Bank account – N1.1billion

34.Cheetah Press Ltd, Union Bank account – N430.9million

35.Cheetah Press Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank account – N42million

36.Cheetah Press Ltd, GTBank account – N241million

37.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, GTBank account – N966million

38.Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N143.9million

39.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N2.2billion

40.Another Cheetah Press Ltd, UBA account – N782.7million

41.TravelBETA, UBA account, $788, 174.22

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.