{
  "id": 7154855,
  "title": "A’Ibom denies involvement in EFCC’s seizure of ex-gov’s Lagos residence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/aibom-denies-involvement-in-efccs-seizure-of-ex-govs-lagos-residence-7154855",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T19:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/aibom-denies-involvement-in-efccs-seizure-of-ex-govs-lagos-residence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Akwa Ibom State Government has denied allegations that Governor Umo Eno was involved in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) seizure of a Lagos property belonging to former Governor Udom Emmanuel.\n\nSenator John Akpanudoedehe, the 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, had accused Governor Umo Eno of reporting his predecessor to the EFCC, leading to the seizure of the property, in a video circulating online.\n\nThe Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, described Akpanudoedehe's comment as baseless and false, stating that Governor Umo Eno has never reported anyone, including his predecessor, to the EFCC.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "A’Ibom denies involvement in EFCC’s seizure of ex-gov’s Lagos residence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/aibom-denies-involvement-in-efccs-seizure-of-ex-govs-lagos-residence",
        "published": "2026-09-13T19:00:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}