The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa.
According to TheCable, Okowa was arrested over an alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion.
The amount is said to be part of the 13 percent derivation fund earmarked for oil-producing states.
Sources close to the investigation said the funds were allegedly diverted between 2015 and 2023.
It was said that Okowa was arrested on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, when he reported to the EFCC office following an invitation over the matter.
The former governor is reportedly being probed over another N40 billion allegedly used to acquire shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas — a facility being developed by UTM Offshore Limited in Akwa Ibom state.
The former governor was said to have failed to account for the utilisation of the funds.
The anti-graft agency is also investigating Okowa over the alleged diversion of funds “to acquire estates in Abuja and Asaba”.
Okowa, who is being held at the EFCC holding facility in Port Harcourt, was governor of Delta state from 2015 to 2023.
