{"id":132303,"date":"2024-09-27T21:24:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T20:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-arrests-former-governor-over-alleged-n27bn-fraud"},"modified":"2024-09-27T22:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T21:28:50","slug":"efcc-arrests-former-governor-over-alleged-n27bn-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-arrests-former-governor-over-alleged-n27bn-fraud","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arrests former Governor over alleged N27bn fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over an alleged fraud of N27bn.<\/p>\n<p>Ishaku was reportedly picked up at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor was said to be still in the anti-graft agency\u2019s custody as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, at least 15-count charges have been filed against Ishaku and he would be arraigned in court soon as evidence against him have been compiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, he\u2019s in our custody right now. We have been investigating him covertly since he left as the State governor. There a lot of financial malfeasance he perpetrated,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development but declined further comments, when contacted by the paper.<\/p>\n<p>Ishaku\u2019s arrest is coming on the heels of ongoing face-off between the commission and the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was alleged to have stolen N80.2bn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over an alleged fraud of N27bn. Ishaku was reportedly picked up at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday. 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