Crime and Law
Breaking: EFCC arrests former governor over corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested the immediate past governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
According to reports, Okowa was taken into custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State(Zonal Office) over alleged misappropriation and embezzlement of billions of naira belonging to Delta state during his tenure as governor.
The EFCC is yet to officially confirm the arrest of the former governor who presided over the state from May 2015 to May 2019.
Recall that Okowa was the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections.
Okowa, a trained medical doctor served as the senator representing Delta North from 2011 to 2019. Before then, he served as the Secretary to the Delta State Government.
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