The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Obiano was apprehended at the Lagos International Airport, few hours after he handed over to the new Governor of the state, Chukwuma Charles Soludo.
Details of the arrest are currently sketchy but unconfirmed sources claimed it is connected to financial impropriety while in office.
He is believed to be on his way out of the country to the US when he was arrested by the anti-graft agency.
Obiano is said to have been arrested by eagle-eyed operatives of the EFCC at about 8.30pm, while trying to escape Nigeria for Houston in the United States of America on Thursday night.
The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest.
Wilson said the ex-governor had been detained in Lagos pending further actions by the anti-graft agency.
The EFCC had placed the ex-Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a watch list, a move described by the state government as laughable.
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