Darius Ishaku, a former Governor of Taraba State, was in the wee hours of Friday, September 25, arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged fraud of N27billion.
Ishaku was reportedly picked up at his Abuja residence.
The former governor was said to still be in the anti-graft agency’s custody as of the time of filing this report.
A source stated that at least 15-count charges had been filed against Ishaku and he would be arraigned in court soon as evidence against him had been compiled.
Said the source: “Yes, he’s in our custody right now. We have been investigating him covertly since he left as the State governor. There is a lot of financial malfeasance he perpetrated”.
Dele Oyewale, spokesman of the EFCC, confirmed the development but declined further comments when contacted by the paper.
Ishaku’s arrest came on the heels of ongoing face-off between the Commission and the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was alleged to have stolen N80.2bn.
