The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano on an administrative bail after spending one week in custody.
An official at the Commission, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, disclosed that Obiano’s “passport was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of his bail conditions.”
The Spokesman for the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.
Obiano, was nabbed on Thursday at about 8:30pm by the anti-graft agency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, hours after he left office and handed over to the new Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo.
He was subsequently transferred to the headquarters of the commission, where he was quizzed for days over alleged mismanagement of N5 billion Sure-P money, N37 billion security vote, withdrawn in cash, as well as some inflated contracts.
While in custody, a 12 seconds’ video which has gone viral, showed the former governor wearing shorts and a shirt, and drinking from a bottle of water.
In reaction, the EFCC said the video leak was against its operational guidelines, adding that the officer in question will be sanctioned accordingly.
