March 19, 2022

As reported by Political Economist NG shortly after the arrest of former Governor of Anambra, Wille Obiano, the he was nabbed over “inexplicable movement of huge sums of money into private accounts” from the state account, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed our story.

The Commission has confirmed that Obiano was being quizzed over alleged misappropriation of N42 billion belonging to the state.

Breakdown shows an alleged misappropriation of N5 billion Sure-P fund and N37 billion security vote said to have been withdrawn in cash.

According to an EFCC source, part of the funds were also allegedly diverted to finance political activities in the state. Anambra had its governorship election recently which saw the emergence of Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, as Obiano’s successor.

The Commission on Friday said that the former governor was in its custody undergoing interrogation after his arrest on March 17.

Obiano was arrested on Thursday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and brought to Abuja on Friday morning.

The commission said the former governor had not been released.

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFFC, on Friday said that: “The former governor is currently in our custody undergoing interrogation and I cannot say exactly when he will be released. I don’t know how long the exercise will take.

“All I can tell you now is that he is still in the EFCC custody in Abuja,” he said.

Obiano was arrested by EFCC on Thursday night, hours after handing over to the new Anambra Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.

-Additional reports from NAN