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EFCC arrests ex-Anambra gov, Obiano, at Lagos airport

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested the former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Obiano, who handed over to his successor, Prof. Charles Soludo, earlier on Thursday, was arrested at 8:33 p.m. while heading to the United States.

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The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the former governor’s arrest.

He, however, promised to provide more details on the matter later.

The commission had in November last year placed Obiano on its watch list over allegations of corruption during his eight-year rule in Anambra State.

In a letter dated November 15, 2021 and addressed to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, the EFCC requested the Service to place the ex-governor on its watch list and inform it anytime he was travelling out of the country through any of the international airports and other channels.

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