{"id":1877,"date":"2021-11-19T19:46:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2021-11-19T20:05:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T20:05:13","slug":"cbn-confirms-return-of-hidden-n19-3bn-kogi-salary-bail-out-funds-as-efcc-chides-kogi-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/cbn-confirms-return-of-hidden-n19-3bn-kogi-salary-bail-out-funds-as-efcc-chides-kogi-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN Confirms Return of Hidden N19.3bn Kogi Salary Bail-Out Funds, as EFCC Chides Kogi Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has confirmed it has received the sum of N19, 333,333,333.36 (Nineteen Billion, Three Hundred and Thirty-three Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-three Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty-three Naira, Thirty-six Kobo) recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC from the Kogi State Salary Bail-out account domiciled in Sterling Bank Plc.<\/span><\/p>\n The confirmation was contained in a letter from the CBN referenced DFD\/DIR\/CON\/EXT\/01\/099 to the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.<\/span><\/p>\n Wilson Uwujaren who is the Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC disclosed the contents of the letter in a press statement on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n The letter reads in part: \u201cWe refer to your letter dated November 5, 2021 with Ref. No: CR:3000\/EFCC\/LS\/CMU\/REC-STE\/VOL.4\/047 on the above subject and wish to confirm the details of the receipt of the amount as stated below: Bank: Sterling Bank Plc; Amount: N19, 333, 333,333.36; Date of receipt: 04 November, 2021\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n