Contrary to widely-claimed report that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested and detained a former Governor of Abia State, now Sen. Theodore Orji, on Thursday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, the true reason why he was prevented from travelling has emerged.
Recall that the senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Sen. Orji alongside his son, Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji were ‘intercepted’ by operatives of the EFCC while trying to jet out of the country.
A reliable source close to the anti graft agency has confirmed that the federal lawmaker and his son were neither arrested nor detained.
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A security operative who was privy to what happened said, on condition of anonymity, that the former governor, who was on his way out of the country for vacation was merely reminded by EFCC operatives at the airport that his name was still on their ‘No Flight’ list, and was therefore requested to return home.
An official of the Abia State Government, said to be familiar with the situation, also corroborated the security operatives narration saying, “Senator T.A. Orji had been placed on a ‘No Travel’ list by the EFCC during Magu’s era as helmsman of the Commission.
“The Senator had not traveled since then only for him to want to travel today but was told by the EFCC that he could not travel outside the country without first getting clearance from the Commission.
“And he returned home with his son, Chief Chinedum Orji, who came over to join him on hearing about the incident”.
