Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji.
Orji, currently a Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10am and taken to the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja for interrogation.
The former governor and his two sons – Chinedu and Ogbonna, are being investigated by the EFCC for offences bordering on misappropriation of public funds and money laundering.
He was alleged to have collected and misappropriated N500million monthly security vote for eight years as governor of Abia State between 2007 and 2015.
Also, the lawmaker alleged mismanaged N2billion Ecological Fund and conversion of Sure-P funds.
He is currently undergoing interrogation alongside his son, Chinedu, the current Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly. Chinedu turned himself in this afternoon upon learning of his father’s arrest.
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed the former governor’s arrest.