The embattled former governor of Abia state, Senator Theodore Orji has been set free after he was arrested on Thursday by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to reports, Sen. T.A. Orji was on his way to London when he was picked up by EFCC operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
According to the EFCC, Orji is being interrogated over corrupt financial dealings while serving as Governor between 2007 and 2015.
The EFCC added that sometime last year, Senator Orji had approached the agency and requested for the release of his travel documents to enable him go to Dubai for medical treatment.
However, the EFCC noted, the serving Senator failed to return the travel documents.
The EFCC said it has asked Orji to report at the EFCC headquarters again on Friday for the continuation of his interrogation.
Meanwhile, the lawmaker, currently representing Abia Central Senatorial District at the Senate, has denied being detained.
He claimed that the EFCC officials only accosted him as he was on his way to London for a routine medical check up in London.
