None
EN
EXCLUSIVE: Ebonyi SEMA To Probe Alleged Diversion Of Relief Material By Officials
['African Examiner']
Ebonyi | African Examiner
EXCLUSIVE: Ebonyi SEMA To Probe Alleged Diversion Of Relief Material By OfficialsBy Ignatius OkparaABAKALIKI, NIGERIA, AFRICAN EXAMINER – The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency SEMA, says it will investigate the recent alleged diversion of relief materials meant for fire disaster victims in the state by its officials.
The victims had accused top officials of the agency of allegedly diverting relief materials meant for them, as well as distributing rotten and spoilt foodstuffs to them, while converting the good ones to their personal use.
He described the alleged fraud as embarrassing, saying “we are already doing something about it; we are going to investigate the issue so as to unravel the officers fingered in the scam.
“We are going to have a meeting with the Governor today on the matter, and after the meeting, he will direct us on the next line of action.
But, the chairman denied involvement in the matter, saying he was not even aware that the agency distributed relief materials, just as he condemned the alleged diversion of theaterials by some scrupulous officers.
['ebonyi'
'victims'
'exclusive'
'probe'
'diversion'
'material'
'agency'
'matter'
'saying'
'relief'
'materials'
'sema'
'officials'
'alleged'
'state']