Former Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, was on Tuesday arrested in Abuja over his alleged misappropriation of the funds of the state to the tune of N7.9 billion.
Officials of the Commission laid siege to the former Governor’s private office at Nkwerre Street in Garki area of Abuja and picked him up shortly after he returned from a trip today April 13.
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the arrest to the Nation but did not give reasons for the action.
“Also, properties worth billions of Naira recovered in the course of the investigation have been forfeited to the Federal Government.”
“Only last month, N514million was further released to the incumbent administration of the state to enable it to meet its obligations to workers.
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