By Emmanuel Nduka
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has denied arresting Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of Willie Obiano, the immediate past Governor of Anambra State.
Report making rounds late on Thursday, was that the former Anambra First Lady, who has been under investigation, was in the custody of the commission in Abuja for alleged fraud.
But EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren told The Guardian that the former Anambra First Lady was not in the custody of the anti-graft agency.
His confirmation was contained in a terse response to The Guardian’s enquiry. He did not provide further details, but said the report of her arrest is ‘not true’.
It would be recalled that Mrs Obiano had caused a stir after she became involved in a faceoff with a former Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu, during the swearing-in of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as Anambra State Governor on March 17.
Mrs Obiano is seeking to contest in the 2023 elections to represent Anambra North District at the Senate under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
