The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has suspended the state commissioner for lands, Survey and Physical planning, Noble Atulegwu. Also suspended is his Special Adviser/ General Manager of the Imo State Housing Corporation, Mbakwe Obi. A statement issued in Owerri, the state capital by the Secretary to the State Government, Cosmos Iwu, disclosed that the suspension of the duo was with immediate effect.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha for questioning.
Although the details of the invitation were yet unknown, Mr. Okorocha, a serving Senator, was still with the EFCC as of Tuesday evening, sources said.
Okorocha had reportedly refused to honour previous invitations from the anti-graft commission.
He was arrested at about 4pm at his Unity House private office in Abuja after a five-hour standoff with EFCC operatives who trailed him to the location.
In February, Mr. Okorocha was invited for questioning by the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Nasiru Mohammed.
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