Tobi Adebayo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha over alleged fraud.
The arrest comes after operatives of the anti-graft agency laid siege on his Abuja Mansion on Tuesday, May 24.
ThisNigeria reported that some EFCC operatives had invaded the Senator’s home in a bid to arrest him for ignoring a long-standing invitation to its headquarters for questioning.
EFCC storms Rochas Okoroacha’s residence
The commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed the invasion in a statement on Tuesday.
He stated that the move to arrest the former governor followed his refusal to honour EFCC’s invitations after jumping the administrative bail earlier granted him.
Uwujaren added that the EFCC had on Jan. 24 filed a 17-count criminal charge bordering on diversion of public funds and property to the tune of N2.9 billion against Okorocha.
He said the Commission, after several attempts, could not arraign the former Imo governor before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The EFCC spokesman said Okorocha’s arraignment was stalled twice following his absence, occasioned by his evasion of service of court processes.
He said that Justice Ekwo had on the last adjourned date, March 28 warned that it was “the last adjournment to be granted in the matter’’.
