The immediate former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
Obiano was reportedly apprehended at the Lagos International Airport, a few hours after handing over power to Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the State’s new governor.
At the time he was apprehended by the anti-graft agency, he was believed to be on his way out of the country to the United States.
According to reports, the former governor was apprehended at approximately 8.30 p.m., after being on the agency’s watchlist.
A source in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with newsmen on the condition of anonymity, said, “The former governor has been on the watchlist of the commission before now and could be done because of certain issues. He was arrested after some people tipped us that he was flying out of the country this evening to Houston, the United States of America”.
Recall that in November 2021, media reports had it that EFCC wrote the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service requested the service to place the governor on a watch list and inform it anytime he is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports and other points of entry and exit.
It is however not clear why the anti-graft agency placed the governor on security watch, but sources said the move is an indication that the agency may have been discreetly investigating Obiano and possibly have intelligence that he plans to escape after he hands over power to his successor, Prof. Soludo.
