SaharaReporters had reported that some EFCC personnel stormed Okorocha’s residence on Tuesday, barricading it, and making certain that not one of the members of Okorocha’s household was allowed to depart the compound till they produced the previous governor.

Okorocha, who’s a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), earlier stated he was being held hostage on his premises to cease his 2023 presidential ambition.

Nevertheless, on Tuesday the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren in a press release, which was additionally tweeted, defined the rationale behind the anti-graft company’s motion.
Uwajaren stated Okorocha had refused to honour invites after leaping administrative bail.

The assertion reads, “Operatives of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, at the moment Might 24, 2022, arrived on the Maitama, Abuja dwelling of a former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, to impact his arrest.

“The transfer adopted the refusal of the previous governor to honour invites after leaping the executive bail earlier granted him by the Fee.

“EFCC had on January 24, 2022 filed a 17-count legal cost bordering on diversion of public funds and properties to the tune of N2.9billion in opposition to Okorocha.

“The case was assigned to Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja however makes an attempt to arraign Senator Okorocha had been twice stalled owing to the absence of the ex-governor who evaded service of processes.

“On the final adjourned date, March twenty eighth, 2022, Justice Ekwo earlier than adjourning till Might thirtieth, 2022, had warned that it was “the final adjournment I shall grant on this matter.

“Within the circumstances, the Fee is left with no possibility however to impact the arrest of Senator Okorocha and produce him to trial.”