Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has cried out that he is being held hostage as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to his Abuja residence on Tuesday.
Okorocha who is vying for the seat of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) revealed he was being held hostage at his residence in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“I am under hostage I would say, the EFCC is at my house both the back and the front. I would say, I have enquired if they have an arrest warrant nothing, and I am supposed to be getting ready for screening.
“I don’t know what is really happening, It is unfortunate that this is happening here”, he confirmed to Channels TV.
Okorocha disclosed that his next line of action will be to hold a press conference, adding that the EFCC cannot stop the press from entering his compound.
“I am trying to address a press conference, Of course, the EFCC cannot stop the press from coming into my premises. They are inside my compound but the press is coming inside my house to interview me, they can’t stop them”, he insisted.
When asked if he would be submitting himself to the anti-graft agency, the presidential aspirant said, “I’ll be here until I know what it is, because this is something serious, I want to see an arrest warrant or a court order”.