Anambra Traditional Rulers Caution EFCC against Maltreating Obiano

The Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers has condemned what it claimed as the inhuman treatment meted out to the immediate past governor of the state, Willie Obiano, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and has  called on the agency to treat Obiano rightly.

The traditional rulers made the comment in a statement signed by its chairman and the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Highness, Nnaemeka Achebe.

According to them, the video of the outgone governor wearing a boxer in the anti-graft agency’s custody is shocking and does not befit a person of such status.

“We are equally disturbed that such a video clip found its way out of the highly secure environment of the EFCC onto the social media, obviously, with the intent of causing maximum embarrassment to Chief Obiano and, by extension, the people of Anambra State, whose governor he was until three days ago on 17 March 2022,” the traditional rulers said.

“Therefore, the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, on behalf of all traditional rulers of  Anambra State, calls on the EFCC to treat Chief Obiano with due civility and immediately restore him to his personal comfort whilst expeditiously working to conclude its investigation,” they added.

They also called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), to call the EFCC  to order.

Meanwhile, EFCC said EFCC, said a discreet investigation ordered on the leak of a trending video showing  Obiano in the custody of the Commission has unmasked the errant officer behind the odious act.

The commission said that officer was currently being subjected to appropriate disciplinary action.

EFCC  distanced itself from the said video, adding that it was completely at variance with the established Standard Operating Procedure of the commission.

On why Obiano is still being held,  EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa said  the former Anambra governor was  yet to meet bail conditions.

He explained that  the anti-graft agency has since granted administrative bail to  Obiano  but he has  not met his bail conditions.