Nigeria, March 5 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom, over an alleged N700 billion fraud.

Mr Udom, who served as governor between 2015 and 2023, arrived at the EFCC's corporate headquarters in Abuja around 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday following an invitation from the anti-graft agency, PREMIUM TIMES learned.

He was arrested and detained after honouring the EFCC's invitation to answer "allegations of money laundering, diversion of funds, and stealing," a source privy to the development told our correspondent.

This newspaper gathered that the former governor's arrest followed a petition by a civil society organisation, the Network Against Corruption and Traffick...