This has raised fresh questions about the anti-corruption agency's handling of the high-profile case.
An investigation by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) into allegations that senior Enugu State government officials used a private Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company to acquire and sell lands taken from private investors and host communities has stalled under controversial circumstances.
This has raised fresh questions about the anti-corruption agency's handling of the high-profile case.
Documents exclusively reviewed by SaharaReporters on Monday show that the CCB had actively commenced an investigation into the alleged abuse of office, conflict of interest and possible violations of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers before the probe suddenly went silent.
The development has fuelled concerns among petitioners and affected landowners, some of whom now suspect that the investigation may have been compromised, although SaharaReporters has not found evidence proving that any CCB official accepted a bribe or deliberately abandoned the case.
