Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Saturday.
Okechukwu was released after spending seven days in the custody of the EFCC over alleged fraud.
READ ALSO: EFCC confirms detainment of VON DG over alleged N1.3b fraud
His released is coming after a civil society group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWAN), called on the anti-graft agency to release Okechukwu or charge him to court.
Neptune Prime had reported that Okechukwu was detained on January 29, 2022 over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3 billion.
