{"id":24437,"date":"2019-05-01T21:03:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T21:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=24437"},"modified":"2019-05-01T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T21:03:58","slug":"imo-accounts-froozenas-efccicpc-swoops-on-banks-handling-state-monies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=24437","title":{"rendered":"Imo Accounts Froozen?As EFCC,ICPC swoops on banks handling State Monies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m_3490185959147315543yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1556562229331_13707\"><span id=\"m_3490185959147315543yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1556562229331_13708\">Imo\u00a0Accounts\u00a0Frozen?<\/span><span id=\"m_3490185959147315543yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1556562229331_13709\"><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3490185959147315543yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1556562229331_13711\"><span id=\"m_3490185959147315543yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1556562229331_13712\">.As\u00a0EFCC,\u00a0ICPC,\u00a0Swoops\u00a0On\u00a0<wbr 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