{"id":93080,"date":"2022-03-21T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93080"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:38:30","slug":"obiano-gets-bail-after-five-days-in-efcc-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/obiano-gets-bail-after-five-days-in-efcc-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Obiano gets bail after five days in EFCC detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1727917335728530288\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has disclosed that former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has been granted bail.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Obiano, who is under investigation for N42 billion fraud, has been in EFCC custody since Thursday when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, while attempting to leave for the United States.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly meeting of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa in Abuja on Monday, Bawa explained that the commission was waiting for him to perfect his bail.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why the commission has kept the former governor in its custody, beyond the period allowed by the constitution, Bawa said, \u201cNothing political about the arrest of the former Anambra State Governor, Wille Obiano. He has been granted bail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;Punch<\/p>\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 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has disclosed that former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has been granted bail. 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