By our reporter/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of former Abia state governor, Theodore Orji and his son Chinedu.
The former governor is currently a lawmaker representing Abia Central Senatorial District at the Senate while his son isthe speaker of Abia state house of assembly.
The former governor’s arrest was confirmed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren.
Orji, who has been on the Commission’s watch list, was intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10am on Thursday and brought to the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja for continuation of his interrogation.
He is being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, who turned himself in this afternoon upon learning of his father’s arrest.
Senator Orji and his sons, Chinedu and Ogbonna, are under investigation by the EFCC for offences bordering on misappropriation of public funds and money laundering.
The ex- governor is alleged to have collected N500million monthly as security vote for eight years as governor of Abia State between 2007 and 2015.
Other issues relate to the alleged mismanagement of N2billion Ecological Fund and conversion of Sure-P funds.
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