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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abia State government has disowned a trending report on social media where the State\u2019s government was alleged to have stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from taking 59 arrested Abia youths to Abuja.<\/p>\n

The State government in reaction through Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday, accused the members of the opposition of being behind the news.<\/p>\n

He said that Abia State government does not meddle in the activities of legitimate government agencies like the EFCC and other sister anti-graft agencies, let alone doing so in defence of suspected fraudsters.<\/p>\n

According to the Governor\u2019s aide, the news and similar reports in recent times, were motivated by the members of the opposition to paint the State in bad light.<\/p>\n

He appealed to the public to disregard the news and to treat it as fake.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Abia State government has disowned a trending report on social media where the State\u2019s government was alleged to have stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from taking 59 arrested Abia youths to Abuja. 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