Former Secretary to Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission( EFCC) over the misappropriation of N780 million naira linked to the ongoing probe of former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah.
According to The Punch, Anyim, SGF to Former President Goodluck Jonathan, arrived at the office of the watchdog agency in Abuja and was grilled for several hours.
In the report, Anyim was detained when an investigation revealed that some funds were found in a company’s account in which he was a director.
It would be recalled that the chief suspect in the missing fund, Stella Oduah, a serving senator of the Federal Republic, recently decamped to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC).
She is widely reported to be playing a crucial role in the election of the APC candidate Chris Uba in the Anambra election come November 2021