The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the immediate past governor of Kogi State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), retired Captain Idris Wada.
The anti-graft agency is believed to have traced about N500 million to the former governor’s account today, Monday.
The money is said to be part of the N23 billion allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, through the then Director of Finance of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organization , Senator Nenadi Usman.
Wada arrived at the EFCC office at about 12 noon today, Monday and was said to still be in custody as at our going to press at 9 pm.
More details later. [myad]
