The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been granted an administrative bail after spending five days in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC detention.
The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made this known on Monday in Abuja while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly meeting of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa.
The commission’s boss said Obiano had yet to perfect the conditions the EFCC stipulated for his release on bail.
Recall that Obiano, who is under investigation for N42 billion fraud, has been in EFCC custody since Thursday when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while attempting to leave for the United States.
Bawa explained that the commission was waiting for him to perfect his bail.
Explaining why the Ex-governor was kept in the custody beyond the period allowed by the constitution, Bawa said, “Nothing political about the arrest of the former Anambra State Governor, Wille Obiano. He has been granted bail.”
The EFCC boss, however did not disclose the details of the bail.