Ebonyi State Governor’s Son Arrested By EFCC

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Ebonyi State Governor’s Son Arrested By EFCC

Elechi Nnanna Elechi, the son of Ebonyi State governor, Martin Elechi, was on Thursday, January 29, arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Elechi, who reportedly arrived the commission’s head office in Abuja, was invited for questioning over allegations of laundering worth millions.

According to Premium Times, the governor’s son is alleged to be behind his family’s company, which secured contracts from the state and local governments, but however, remain unexecuted, four months before his father’s teenure ends.

As at late on Thursday night, Elechi was yet to be released by the anti-graft agency.
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A week ago, the EFCC interrogated the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Works, Cornelius Onwe; while the state’s Accountant General, Edwin Igbele; Commissioner for Finance, Timothy Ogbonnaya Odaa; and Commissioner for Local government and Chieftaincy Matters, Cele Nwali had earlier been being quizzed by operatives of the EFCC, in Abuja.

They were quizzed over the fraud perpertrated by the Elechi administration, through an Asphalt Project for the 13 local government of the state.