Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has been granted bail, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the EFCC said Obiano was yet to meet his bail conditions and, therefore, still in custody.
Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa disclosed this on Monday in an interview with journalists in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).
He disclosed this to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIMA).
“Although, he has been granted bail, we are waiting for him to perfect his bail conditions.” Bawa noted “he has been cooperating with us and everything is going on well,”
TNG reports Obiano was arrested on Thursday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and brought to Abuja on Friday morning.
Obiano is being investigated for an alleged misappropriation of N42 billion belonging to Anambra State. Of the N42 billion, N5 billion is Sure-P money and N37 billion security vote. These were allegedly withdrawn in cash.
The anti-graft agency boss insisted that there was nothing political about Obiano’s investigation.
“There is nothing political about the investigation. You know what the EFCC stands for.
“We investigate crimes. We look at people that have committed crime and we link it up together. Thereafter we go to court.
“That is all we have been doing and that is what we will continue to do.
“We have been accused of media trial. We will continue to do our investigations professionally, ” Bawa said.