EFCC Arrests Taraba Ex-Gov, Darius Ishaku

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Darius Ishaku, the former governor of Taraba State, in connection with an alleged fraud amounting to N27 billion.

Reports indicate that Ishaku, who completed his tenure as governor in 2023 after eight years in office, was taken into custody at his residence in Abuja during the early hours of Friday.

Reliable sources within the commission informed journalists on Friday that the former governor was arrested and remains in the custody of the anti-graft agency.

One of the sources who spoke to Daily Trust disclosed that Ishaku faces at least 15 charges and is expected to be brought before the court once the evidence against him has been fully assembled.

“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 revealed.

Meanwhile, another source noted that Ishaku was detained after he could not provide satisfactory explanations to financial impropriety that happened under his watch.

The spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, who was contacted by the media platform confirmed Ishaku’s arrest, however, he declined further comments.

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It is worth noting that Ishaku’s arrest is coming on the heels of ongoing face-off between the commission and the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was said to have stolen N80.2bn.