
They have been a new allegations on the ex convicted criminal that he had the diverged 1.6 billion naira of the State’s funds to settle the financial indebtedness of a company in which he was said to have an interest.
The ex Governor of Edo state Lucky Igbinedion has now be detained by EFCC, on the bases that he used the money provided for public while he was still in power. Previously he has been convicted in 2008, for diverging and embezzlement of 2.9 billion naira, the money belonging to the state in which he governed from 1999 – 2007.
In 2008, Lucky Igbinedion was prosecuted based on 1 count charge in the federal court of Enugu State, the judge had sentenced him to 6 months in prison with a fine of 3 million, the judge also ordered to seize his 3 Properties including 500 million naira.