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Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly apprehended Darius Ishaku, a former governor of Taraba State.
Naija News learnt that Ishaku was arrested over an alleged fraud amounting to ₦27 billion.
Reports indicate that Ishaku, who concluded his tenure as governor in 2023 after eight years in office, was taken into custody from his residence in Abuja during the early hours of Friday.
Daily Trust quoted sources within the anti-graft agency to have revealed that the former governor remained in the custody of the EFCC as of the time this report was filed on Friday night.
One source disclosed that a minimum of 15 charges have been brought against Ishaku, and he is expected to be arraigned in court shortly, as the evidence against him has been gathered.
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