The Akwa Ibom state former governor who is currently the Senate minority leader in the 8th Senate, Godswill Akpabio, was at about 5pm on Friday, October 16, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Premium Times reports.
He was said to have been accompanied by a few aides and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tarfa.
However, the former governor’s aide who is on the basis of anonymity that the senator is currently being interrogated by top officials of the EFCC.
A source at the EFCC confirmed the development of Senator Akpabio’s arrest.He said: “He was brought in at about 5.20 pm accompanied by a few aides and Mr. Rickey Tarfa.
“It is not yet known whether he will be allowed to go this night. It depends on how the interrogation goes.”
There had been a petition forwarded to the ant-graft commission and President Muhammadu buhari in June by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, over an alleged theft of N108.1billion of Akwa Ibom funds where the senator was a governor.
As a result of the petition, the crimes commission had swung into action to investigate the matter.
According to Premium Times report, several other indigenes of the state who have been demanding the investigation of the former governor, were invited by the EFCC to adopt their petitions.
The invitation did not exclude Ekpenyong, the key petitioner as he too was summoned to adopt his claim.
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