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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of the former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano was not taken with him into their custody.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Head of Media and Publicity of EFFC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren made the clarification in an interview on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Uwujaren further confirmed that the former Anambra State Governor is still in the custody of the EFCC, undergoing interrogation after his arrest on Thursday.
Obiano, who was arrested at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, was moved to Abuja on Friday morning.
The EFCC spokesman emphasized that the former Governor had not been released.
“The former governor is currently in our custody undergoing interrogation, and I cannot say exactly when he will be released. I don’t know how long the exercise will take.
“All I can tell you now is that he is still in EFCC’s custody in Abuja,” he said.
Uwujaren said he was unaware of the arrest of the wife of the former governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano.