Mr. Nwaifuru was gotten at around 11a.m. Friday at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, by agents of the commission, after he overlooked two past invitations by the office, the EFCC said in an announcement.
The EFCC said Mr. Nwaifuru was initially sumone on October 20, 2015 to show up before the Enugu zonal office of the commission yet did not react to the invitation. An update letter was sent to him on November 19, 2015, which he additionally neglected to react to.
The official who is speaking to Izzi West state voting constituency in the Ebonyi State Assembly, supposedly occupied and misused N60 million supporters venture store before his rise as speaker.
As of press time, the speaker was all the while being interrogated by agents of the commission.
As speaker, Mr. Nwaifuru has no sacred insusceptibility against arraignment under the Nigerian Constitution.
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His capture came two days after agents of the EFCC captured three top authorities of Imo State government for purportedly occupying N2 billion bailout store given to the state by the Federal Government for installment of compensation overdue debts of the state's respectful hirelings.
The suspects are: Obi Paschal Chigozie, main secretary to the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha; Uzoho Casmir, chief of account and Iheoma Kenneth, treasurer.
Their capture took after an examination concerning the affirmed redirection of the said cash which uncovered that the clerk had made money withdrawal of N456.532 million between September 3, 2015 and October 10, 2015 from the Government House account domiciled in Zenith Bank.
In any case, it was uncovered that the said sum was given to an assistant of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, taking after endorsement and mandate by the central secretary to the representative.
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