EFCC operatives swooped on Mr Obiano hours after he lost the constitutional immunity shielding him from prosecution while in office.
has arrested the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, over corruption allegations.
Sources at the commission, who asked not to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the press on the matter, said Mr Obiano was nabbed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, as he was preparing to board a flight to Houston, the United States.This was just hours after Mr Obiano handed over as governor of the South-East state of Anambra.“EFCC today March 17, 2022 picked up ex governor Obiano of Anambra State.
, widow of the late Biafra leader, Odumegwu Ojukwu, at the inauguration ceremeony of the new governor of Anambra State, had yet to simmer down. A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Charles Soludo, was sworn in as the new governor of the state on Thursday.
EFCC operatives swooped on him on Thursday hours after he lost the constitutional immunity shielding him from criminal prosecution while in office as governor.
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