Willie Obiano, the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, reportedly acquired a court injunction on Thursday to prevent his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended Obiano and his wife, Ebelechukwu, on their trip to the United States at 8.30 p.m., according to Anaedoonline.ng.
Obiano has been on the anti-corruption agency’s watchlist since November 2021 for alleged wrongdoing while in office.
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According to a story on TheCable, the former governor obtained a court injunction and attempted to utilize it to prevent his arrest at the Lagos airport.
While traveling through immigration formalities at the airport, authorities from the Department of State Services (DSS) informed the former governor that he had been ordered to halt, arrest, and give him over to the EFCC.
Obiano reportedly dug into his suitcase and produced a court order barring the EFCC from arresting him at this point.
Obiano was hauled into custody minutes later after the DSS personnel instructed him to give the directive to the anti-graft agency instead.
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Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesman, confirmed the former governor’s detention but promised to provide more details later.
“It is correct. “Around 8.30 p.m., he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,” Uwujaren added over the phone.
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