The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion over an alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion.
Premium Times quotes a source who spoke on conditions of anonymity as saying that Igbinedion is being interrogated by EFCC operatives at the commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
The former governor is said to have arrived the headquarters of the ani-graft agency at about 2:00pm on Thursday and is still being grilled as the time of this report.
The report further revealed that a loan which was obtained by the Edo State government was diverted to a company which Lucky Igbinedion has interest in.
The former number 1 citizen of Edo State was prosecuted in 2008 by the EFCC and convicted of embezzling N2.9 billion belonging to the state.
He was sentenced to 6 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge which was pruned from 191 charges.
The presiding judge at that time, late Justice Abdu Kafarati also ordered the forfeiture of N500 million and 3 properties including 1 in Abuja which was confiscated from him.
Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion (born 13 May 1957) was the governor of Edo State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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