VON Boss, Osita Okechukwu In EFCC Custody Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud

The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu at present is reportedly in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The chieftoof All Progressives Congress was detained on Saturday over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of ₦1.3 billion.

Okechukwu was said to have arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about 1.30 pm on Saturday to honour an invitation.

He was still with operatives of the agency as of the time of filing this report.

The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the invitation of the VON chief executive but declined to provide further details.