The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigation into alleged N184million fraud involving Rock Marine Services Ltd, an oil servicing firm, while exonerating four officials of the Akwa Ibom state government.

The Managing Director of the firm, Engineer Essien Elijah had earlier petitioned four officials of the state government which includes; the Commissioner for Transport and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Orman Esin, the Technical Assistant-Bureau of Technical Matters, Mr. Victor Akai, the Director of Administration, Ministry of Transport and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ekerete Edo, and the Finance Consultant accredited by Bureau of Technical Matters, Mr. Idongesit Bassey.

In the petition Elijah had accused the government appointees of swindling his company of over N184m under the false pretence of concessioning Marine Terminal at Oron to Rock Marine Services Limited-a call for investigation.”

However, the EFCC, after thorough investigations, was said to have exonerated the state government officials but rather subjected the CEO of the company to further investigations.