EFCC confirms arrest, detention of two former governors

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested and detained of two former governors, Ikedi Ohakim of Imo and Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the anti-graft agency confirmedon Wednesday.

Uwujaren, who said Nyako’s son Abdul-Aziz was also in the custody of the commission, added that the three suspects were arrested on Tuesday.

He said the detention was ahead of likely arraignment before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Ohakim was on June 18, arrested and interrogated by the EFCC over allegation of corruption during his tenure as the governor of Imo state.

Nyako and his son were accused of criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering.

The EFCC had also alleged massive looting by top officials in Nyako’s administration when he was governor of Adamawa.

Abdulaziz was being detained over N15 billion fraud discovered in the accounts of five of his personal companies.

(NAN)