EFCC Arrests Ex-Taraba Governor, Darius Ishaku Over Alleged N27bn Fraud
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Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday arrested ex-governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over an alleged N27bn fraud.
Ishaku left office in 2023 after serving as governor for eight years.
He was picked up at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday.
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Sources within the commission told Daily Trust that the former governor was still in the anti-graft agency’s custody as of when filing this report Friday night.
One of the sources revealed that at least 15-count charges have been filed against Ishaku and he would be arraigned in court soon, as evidence against him has been compiled.
“Yes, he’s in our custody right now. We have been investigating him covertly since he left as the State governor. There is a lot of financial malfeasance he perpetrated,” the source said.
Another source said he was detained after he could not provide satisfactory explanations for the financial impropriety that occurred under his watch.
