Okorocha Finally Breaks Silence on his Arrest by EFCC, Reveals Next Plan
- Senator Okorocha has said that he was invited by the EFCC to make clarifications on some issues
- The former governor of Imo state, however, noted that he was not arrested as being reported in the media
- According to him, the anti-graft agency was right to have invited him on his activities when he was the governor of the state
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A former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has explained what transpired between him and the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 13, in Abuja.
The Nation reports that the ex-governor said the anti-graft agency only invited him to make some clarification over the alleged misappropriation of public funds.
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Legit.ng gathered that the senator said since the anti-graft agency was only doing its job, he would cooperate fully with it.
According to a report by The Punch, Okorocha, who spoke through his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, maintained that the matter is pending in court.
The statement read:
“We have been inundated with calls by media houses and concerned Nigerians and beyond, trying to confirm the reported invitation of Senator Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
“The truth is that Okorocha left as the governor of Imo state on May 28, 2019. And shortly after his exit as governor, the Imo state government wrote petitions upon petitions against him."
Okorocha's aide said that his principal, who now represents Imo West at the Senate is being investigated because of the new leadership at the commission.
He said that the EFCC investigated the petitions and has been in various courts of the land with Okorocha to that effect.
Onwuemeodo added that there was nothing wrong if the EFCC decided to invite Okorocha for clarifications on the matters already in courts, especially with a new chairman at the helm of affairs at the commission.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the EFCC arrested former governor Okorocha at about 4pm on Tuesday, April 13, at his Unity House private office in Abuja.
It was reported that the politician was arrested after a five-hour standoff with EFCC operatives who trailed him to the location.
The senator declined to honour several invitations from the agency prompting the commission to send its detectives after him.
Source: Legit.ng
