Turner, who is currently detained at Port Harcourt Prison in Rivers State is being investigated by the anti-graft agency for alleged involvement in a case of obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering and abuse of office.
He is also being investigated for being in possession of funds running into N2bn allegedly siphoned from the Niger Delta Development Commission while serving there as an Adviser on Youths between 2012 and 2015.
The EFCC operatives, led by the Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, were recently in Bayelsa State to enforce an order of interim forfeiture of buildings and other property belonging to Turner by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.
Punch reports that, Turner has written to the EFCC claiming that he was innocent of allegations of corruption levelled against him by the commission.
He gave the anti-graft agency seven days to pay him N100m compensation and tender public apology to him for what he described as a media trial that had tarnished his image.
At the expiration of the ultimatum, Turner in the letter dated May 30, 2017, threatened to slam N10bn defamation suit on the commission.
Also, Turner, in the letter by Amuda Kannike (SAN) & Co signed by O.N. Anugbum denied getting multiple contracts from the NDDC.The 33-year-old, whose properties had been placed on temporary forfeiture by EFCC, appealed to NDDC to make public details of the projects.
Turner also sent a similar letter to a blogger, claiming that his Facebook publications misrepresented the matter and lowered his reputation in the eyes of the public.
He demanded similar compensation from the blogger threatening to initiate a similar N10bn law suit against him.
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