In Nigeria, an anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano.
Obiano was arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, at about 8:30 pm last night barely hours after attending the inauguration of his successor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest, revealing that the agency had requested the Nigeria Immigration Service to inform it anytime the governor was travelling out of the country from any of the international airports, as well as other points of entry and exit.
The manner of the arrest suggests that the agency may have been discreetly investigating the former governor and possibly had intelligence that he was planning to escape after handing over power to his successor, Professor Charles Soludo, on March 16, 2022.
Slamreportafrica.com reported on Thursday that the swearing-in ceremony of Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra State, Nigeria yesterday was overshadowed by the reported fracas between the wife of outgoing Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, and Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu at the event.
Meanwhile, the latest update on the arrest says the EFCC has released the ex-Governor, Willie Obiano.