Willie Obiano, the former governor of Anambra State, and his wife, Ebelechukwu, have been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to our source, Obiano was apprehended by the EFCC at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos around 8.30 p.m. on Thursday as he was about to board a flight to Houston, Texas in the United States.
This was after he handed over the governorship of Anambra State to Prof. Charles Soludo.
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Obiano was reportedly on the anti-graft agency’s watchlist over allegations of fraud and embezzlement of public funds, though details about his arrest are still sketchy.