The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, for alleged embezzlement of N48bn.
His son, Chinedu, was said to have been arrested with him.
The two leaders are also expected to account for N2billion Ecological Fund and conversion of Sure-P funds.
According to ‘The Nation’, the ex-Governor was intercepted at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja before boarding a flight, while his son reported to the EFCC headquarters.
“He is being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, the current Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, who turned himself in this afternoon upon learning of the arrest of his father.
“Senator Orji and his sons, Chinedu and Ogbonna, are under investigation by the EFCC for offences bordering on misappropriation of public funds and money laundering.
“The ex- Governor is alleged to have collected N500million monthly as security vote for eight years as governor of Abia state between 2007 and 2015.
“Other issues relate to the alleged mismanagement of N2billion Ecological Fund and conversion of Sure-P funds,” a source is quoted as saying.
