The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed why the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano was arrested.
THE TRENT reported that the former governor was picked up by the anti-graft agency on Thursday night at the Lagos International Airport while he was on his way to the United States of America.
His arrest came hours after he attended the inauguration of his successor, the fifth governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Charles Soludo.
Speaking with BBC Pidgin, the Public Relations Officer of the commission, Wilson Uwajaren confirmed the arrest.
According to the commission’s spokesman, Obiano had been on the watchlist of the EFCC prior to the transition on Thursday.
He said, “Obiano has been on our watchlist for some time now. He had immunity as a governor and that is why we could not arrest him before now.
“Today he lost the immunity and was travelling out of the country before we finally arrested him.”
