By Uche Mbah
The immediate past governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, who was arrested Thursday at about 8.30 pm at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is still in the custody of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, sources say.
Reports of his release flooded the social media early Friday, but sources within the Commission dismissed the news as untrue.
Obiano was arrested hours after handing over to the new Governor, Charles Soludo, at the ceremony where his wife was embarrassingly slapped by Bianca Ojukwu, the wife of the late Biafran warlord, Dim Emeka Ojukwu.
Obiano is said to have been arrested for, alleged, misappropriation of funds, particularly in the building of the Anambra Airport. He had been on the watch list of the EFCC for years.
It is not clear whether he was detained with his wife, Ebele.
Sources indicate that he has been transfered from Lagos to Abuja, which may have sparked off reports of his release.
“Forget that thing. It is fake news”, this magazine was told.
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