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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha.
Mr Okorocha was arrested by operatives of the EFCC at about 4 P.M. Tuesday at his Unity House private office in Abuja.Our Reporter gathered that the former governor was arrested after a five-hour standoff with EFCC operatives who trailed him to the location.
The anti-graft agency had according to the Source repeatedly invited the former governor to its Abuja headquarters in connection with multiple corruption allegations against him.
Mr Okorocha, who is now senator, reportedly declined to honour the invitation, a development that infuriated detectives who fanned out to get him.
The politician is currently being interrogated at the EFCC headquarters and it is unclear if he would be allowed to go home today.
Details of the allegations against the senator are sketchy but our sources said they are related to suspected monumental graft during his eight-year reign as governor.