Mrs Eberechukwu, wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, is reportedly in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Reports say she is being quizzed over an alleged fraud which is the diversion of N37 billion security vote and N5 billion Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) fund.
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Her arrest is yet to be verified according to the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who said he was not aware of Mrs Obiano’s arrest and promised to find out without giving further details.
Her arrest is coming barely a month after her husband was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as he attempted to leave for the United States, hours after handing over to his successor, Soludo.
Recall that Mrs Obiano caused a stir after she was involved in a brawl with a former Nigerian beauty queen and a former ambassador to Spain, wife of Biafra warlord, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, during the swearing-in of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as Anambra State Governor on March 17 where she was slapped by the former beauty queen.
She is seeking to contest in the 2023 elections to represent Anambra North District at the Senate under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Mrs Obiano was last seen in public at a party with bundles of cash she was spraying on a musician.
