BENIN — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion.
This was revealed in a report, which maintained that Igbinedion, who finished his tenure as governor in 2007 is being grilled at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC for allegedly diverting public funds of the sum of N1.6 billion.
The diverted fund is a loan obtained by the Edo State Government, and it was diverted to a company in which Igbinedion has an interest.
Igbinedion was prosecuted in 2008 by the EFCC and convicted of embezzling N2.9 billion belonging to Edo State.
He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge which was pruned from 191 charges.
The latest invitation was confirmed by the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren who failed to give more details.
