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The Maitama, Abuja residence of former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has be raided by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday.
Okorocha is a predidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The operatives of the EFCC stormed Okorocha’s residence and barricaded it.
The operatives prevented movement in and out of the compound until they produce the former governor.
Th ex- Imo State Governor told journalists that he was being held hostage at his premises.
“I am under hostage I would say, the EFCC is at my house both the back and the front. I would say, I have enquired if they have an arrest warrant nothing, and I am supposed to be getting ready for screening.
“I don’t know what is really happening, It is unfortunate that this is happening here”, he confirmed.
According to Okorocha, he will organise a press conference, adding that the EFCC cannot stop the press from entering his compound.
“I am trying to address a press conference, of course, the EFCC cannot stop the press from coming into my premises. They are inside my compound but the press is coming inside my house to interview me, they can’t stop them, he insisted”.
When asked if he would be submitting himself to the anti-graft agency, the presidential aspirant said, “I’ll be here until I know what it is, because this is something serious, I want to see an arrest warrant or a court order”, he added.
Recall that the EFCC had filed a 17-count charge to the tune of N2.9 billion against Senator Okorocha. in late January.
Okorocha, in the charges filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, was accused of conspiring with others, including a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and five companies to steal from the public coffers.
Others listed as respondents to the suit were Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited.