The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Governor of Imo state, and present Senator representing Imo North, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday at about 4:15 pm at his private office in Abuja.
A source at the commission revealed that an invitation was sent to the former Governor but that he failed to turn up as advised. EFCC operatives, who had been on his trail for days, stormed his office on Tuesday evening and arrested him. The anti-graft agency had in 2020 said it returned N2.7 billion recovered from Okorocha to the State Government, which is part of the N7.9 billion recovered from different bank accounts linked to Okorocha. The zonal head added that the EFCC would prosecute Okorocha after concluding its investigation on him.
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