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BREAKING: EFCC Grants Former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano Bail

EFCC has granted Former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano bail.

 

 

Newsonline reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano administrative bail after spending four nights in custody.

 

This online newspaper understands that EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja, said Obiano was cooperating with the commission to perfect the bail conditions.

 

Bawa refuted reports claiming Obiano’s arrest and the investigation was politically motivated.

“There is nothing political about the investigation. You know what the EFCC stands for,” Bawa said.

“We investigate crimes, we look at people that have committed crimes and we link it up together and then we go to court. That is all we have been doing and that is what we will continue to do.

“We have been accused of media trial. But we will continue to do our investigation professionally.

“He has been granted bail and we are waiting for him to perfect his bail conditions he has been cooperating with us and everything is going on well,” he said.

 

Newsonline Nigeria had reported Obiano was arrested last Thursday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on his way to Texas, United States.

 

The EFCC last November placed the former Governor on its watchlist.

Details Shortly…

NewsOnline Nigeria

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