The immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
An aide to the former governor, who craved anonymity, said Ortom was released around 7:30pm on Tuesday after several hours of “intense” interrogation at the anti-graft agency’s zonal office in Makurdi.
Politics Nigeria reported that Ortom was grilled by officials of the anti-graft agency over alleged misappropriation of public funds during his tenure as governor of Benue.
Reacting to Ortom’s ordeal with the EFCC, his party, the PDP in Benue said while Ortom was not the first former governor to be grilled by the agency, his case “is remarkably distinct for the lack of rancour and acrimony which usually attends such appearances”.
The party expressed satisfaction with Ortom’s conduct and declared that he has “no skeletons” in his cupboard.