Lawyer petitions EFCC to investigate ex-UNICAL VC Akpagu over alleged financial infractions

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
A legal practitioner, Nurat Ileigo Usman, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately probe the alleged financial, procurement and accountability infractions levelled against Professor Zana Itiunbe Akpagu, who served as vice chancellor of the University of Calabar between 2015 and 2020.
Usman, in a petition dated September 18, 2026 and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, urged the Commission to obtain and examine all procurement records for the period in question.
A copy of the acknowledgement letter, received by the anti-graft agency on September 22, 2026, was made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.
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