Bayelsa Government House Accountant, Richard Etonye (Photo: Sahara Reporters Media)
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Bayelsa
State on Wednesday, raided the private residence of the Bayelsa State
Government House Accountant, Richard Etonye in a secret operation that
lasted for about two hours.
The house, located along Brass Road was allegedly raided on the
orders of Governor Seriake Dickson after Etonye reportedly absconded
with his principal's money said to be $4.6million.
The money was handed
over to the accountant by the governor for safe keep just a few days
before the raid on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Mr. Dickson who was contacted, said that they were
not part of the raid and were not informed as to why SARS raided Mr.
Etonye’s home.
The spokesman said that “[Mr. Etonye] absolutely did not take
any money from the Governor” and “we were told that the team was sent
from the IG [Idris] from Police Force HQ but we don’t know why.”
According to a security source close to Government House, Yenagoa,
Governor Dickson had handed over the sum to his accountant cousin
shortly before departing for Akure, the Ondo State capital, to conduct
the PDP governorship primary which held on Monday.
''The money was given to him by Oga before we left for Ondo
State but by the time we returned, the accountant was no where to be
found and his lines switched off,” one source said.
''Even his wife was not at home and after waiting for over
twelve hours, the governor ordered that his private residence be
searched by the police to see whether or not he kept the money there.
Right now, we are looking from him because he has evacuated his family
from the official quarters in Government House,'' the source said.
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