Senator Rochas Okorocha has reacted to the presence of operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday at his Maitama residence in Abuja.
The former Imo State governor who is vying for the seat of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a telephone chat, told ChannelsTV that he is being held hostage at his premises.
He said: “I am under hostage I would say, the EFCC is at my house both the back and the front. I would say, I have enquired if they have an arrest warrant nothing, and I am supposed to be getting ready for screening.
“I don’t know what is really happening, It is unfortunate that this is happening here”, he confirmed.
“I am trying to address a press conference, Of course, the EFCC cannot stop the press from coming into my premises. They are inside my compound but the press is coming inside my house to interview me, they can’t stop them, he insisted”.
When asked if he would be submitting himself to the anti-graft agency, the presidential aspirant said, “I’ll be here until I know what it is, because this is something serious, I want to see an arrest warrant or a court order”, he added.
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