A former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N1.6 billion fraud.
Igbinedion arrived the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday afternoon, and questioned over alleged diversion of public funds amounting to N1.6 billion.
EFCC spokesperson , Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development.
He sais Igbinedion was in the custody of the agency, but didn’t give further details on why the former governor was invited.
Igbinedion was governor of Edo from 1999 to 2007. But shortly after he left office, he was prosecuted by the EFCC over allegations of corruption.
In December 2008, a Federal High Court in Enugu fined Igbinedion N3.5 million in a N25 billion financial fraud case.
The former governor pleaded guilty to the charges, but agreed to pay the fine as an alternative to spending six months in jail.
Igbinedion was also to refund about N500 million and forfeit three properties, including one in Abuja.
On the new investigation by the EFCC, Igbinedion is said to be quizzed on fresh evidence against him over alleged diversion of a loan obtained by the state during his tenure.
