Nigeria: Ex-Militants Accuse Leaders of Embezzlement

25 June 2010

Warri — Ex-militants in Agge community of Ekeremor Council area of Bayelsa state yesterday accused their leader, (names withheld) of embezzling over N26 million, threatening to go back to the creeks and create havoc if the government fails to immediately intervene and restore financial sanity between them and the accused.

They also accused the commander of colluding with some officials of the bank to transfer their accounts from the government approved bank to another.

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