Ex-Taraba Gov Ishaku arrested over alleged N27bn fraud
Darius Ishaku, the immediate past governor of Taraba state on Friday, arrested by the Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N27bn fraud.
Ishaku’s arrest is coming on the heels of an ongoing face-off between the commission and the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was said to have stolen N80.2bn.
According to Daily Trust, the two-term governor, who left in 2023 after spending 8 years, was arrested at his Abuja residence in the early hours of Friday.
Impeccable sources within the commission, while confiding in Daily Trust, revealed that at least 15-count charges have been filed against Ishaku, and he would be arraigned in court soon as evidence against him have been compiled.
“Yes, he’s in our custody right now. We have been investigating him covertly since he left as the State governor. There a lot of financial malfeasance he perpetrated,” the source told Weekend Trust.
Another source said he was detained after he could not provide satisfactory explanations to financial impropriety that happened under his watch.
However, the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale when contacted, confirmed the development but declined further comments.
