{"id":89041,"date":"2021-11-24T23:40:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T22:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89041"},"modified":"2021-11-24T23:40:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T22:40:23","slug":"efcc-places-anambra-governor-obiano-in-its-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/efcc-places-anambra-governor-obiano-in-its-watch-list\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC places Anambra Governor, Obiano in its watch list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1717340275356011117\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a watchlist, ahead of the handover of government in the state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This was contained in a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) dated November 15, 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The EFCC requested the immigration to place Governor Obiano on a watchlist and inform it anytime he is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports, as well as other points of entry and exit.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is, however, not clear why the anti-graft agency placed the governor on a watchlist.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A report by Channels Television said that the move was an indication that the agency might have been discreetly investigating the governor and possibly had intelligence that he was planning to escape after handing over power to his successor, Professor Charles Soludo, on March 16, 2022.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sitting governors in Nigeria have immunity from criminal prosecution while in office.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a watchlist, ahead of the handover of government in the state. 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