Okowa Returns To EFCC Over Alleged N1.3trn Derivation Funds Probe

Former governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday visited the Lagos Directorate 1 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi as investigations into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion in 13 per cent derivation funds continue.
Sources within the anti-graft agency disclosed that Okowa’s appearance at the commission’s office on Awolowo Road is linked to the ongoing probe of funds allegedly received by Delta State from the Federation Account between 2015 and 2023 during his administration.
The former governor was previously arrested by the EFCC on November 4, 2024, and detained for questioning at the commission’s Port Harcourt Zonal Directorat...