Former Edo governor Lucky Igbinedion is being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), reports say.
Igbinedion’s session with the EFCC concerns an alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion.
The former governor, who arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja around 2 pm, November 11, 2021, was still being quizzed as of the time of filing this report.
Shortly after his exit as governor in 2007, Igbinedion was prosecuted by the EFCC and convicted of corruption.
But the current investigation, according to an unnamed source, is based on fresh evidence that the former governor diverted a loan obtained by the Edo State Government to finance an investment during his tenure in settling the financial indebtedness of a company in which he has an interest.
EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren confirmed the invitation of the former governor but declined further comment.
