Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. The Guardian learnt that the anti-graft agency arrested Okorocha, yesterday, evening in his Abuja residence for failure to honour an invitation extended to him by the commission. It was further gathered that Okorocha’s invitation by the EFCC was informed by series of petitions received by the commission against him. xIt would be recalled that a group, under the auspices of Coalition for the Advancement of Good Governance (CAGG), had urged EFCC to expedite action on its investigation of alleged pillaging of Imo State under the administration of Okorocha as governor. He disclosed that the EFCC had refunded N6.1 billion to the state government from the N7.9 billion it recovered from the different bank accounts and assets belonging to Okorocha.

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2021 04:40 UTC