EFCC Arrests Willie Obiano Hours After Handing Over To Soludo

• Recall that the EFCC had announced last November that Obiano is on its watchlist

• The EFCC had requested the Nigeria Immigration Service to inform it anytime the former governor is travelling out of the country…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos.

Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist for months, was arrested at about 8.30pm.

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He was reportedly on his way out of the country to Houston, Texas in the United States after handing over to his successor, Governor Charles Soludo.

Recall that the EFCC had announced last November that Obiano is on its watchlist.

The EFCC had requested the Nigeria Immigration Service to inform it anytime the former Governor is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports, as well as other points of entry and exit.

It is, however, not yet clear why the anti-graft agency placed the governor on a watchlist.

The move was reportedly an indication that the agency may have been discreetly investigating the governor and possibly have intelligence that he was planning to escape after handing over power to his successor, Charles Soludo, on March 16, 2022.

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