After hours of siege to his Maitama residence in Abuja, earlier on Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), finally arrested former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
It was gathered that the former Imo governor was whisked away by EFCC operatives, who shot sporadically to disperse a crowd of supporters who had come to show solidarity with the Imo Senator.
Okorocha was whisked away at exactly 06:48 pm in an EFCC vehicle after the operatives broke into his living room.
Minutes before the operatives broke in, Okorocha, in a live video made on his official Facebook Page, said officers of the commission had broken all his bulletproof doors.
He said, “The EFCC operatives are here with some gunmen and they have broken all my bulletproof doors. This may be my last appearance because I don’t know what they want to do.”
Okorocha and his family members could be seen in the video running around the living room in fear of the officers who were banging on the door leading to the living room.
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In one of the viral videos, Okorocha was seen crying and praying to God for help as the EFCC operatives pulled down his roof and violently broke into his house to arrest him
Earlier the EFCC said the siege was laid on Okorocha’s house as a result of his the refusal to honour invitations after jumping the administrative bail earlier granted him by the Commission.
The EFCC gave the explanation in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday titled, ‘Why We Are At Okorocha’s Home – EFCC’.
The statement read, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 24, 2022, arrived at the Maitama, Abuja home of a former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, to effect his arrest.
“The move followed the refusal of the former governor to honour invitations after jumping the administrative bail earlier granted him by the Commission.
EFCC had on January 24, 2022 filed a 17-count criminal charge bordering on diversion of public funds and properties to the tune of N2.9billion against Okorocha.
“The case was assigned to Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja but attempts to arraign Senator Okorocha were twice stalled owing to the absence of the ex-governor who evaded service of processes.
“At the last adjourned date, March 28th, 2022, Justice Ekwo before adjourning until May 30th, 2022, had warned that it was “the last adjournment I shall grant in this matter”.
“In the circumstances, the Commission is left with no option than to effect the arrest of Senator Okorocha and bring him to trial.”
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