By Marcus Ikechukwu
Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo State has reacted to the presence of officers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at his Maitama residence in Abuja, saying he is under hostage.
Okorocha is vying for the seat of the President of Nigeria under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Okorocha, “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.
The embattled former governor said he will be addressing a press conference soon and that the anti graft agency had no right to stop members of the press from entering his compound.
“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”.
On the possibility of him 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.
Operatives of the anti-graft agency stormed Okorocha’s residence on Tuesday, barricading it, and ensuring that none of the members of Okorocha’s family would be allowed to leave the compound until they produce the former governor.
Recall that Okorocha has been in the eye of the storm since the incumbent Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma came on board. He has been accused of being behind the security crisis in the state.