Willie Obiano, former Anambra state governor, tried to use a court order to stop his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday, IgbereTV understands.
Obiano, who ended his tenure on Wednesday with the inauguration of Chukuwuma Soludo, had been placed on a watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since November 2021.
IgbereTV learnt that as the inauguration of Solodu was going on, a private jet was waiting at the newly opened Anambra International Cargo Airport, Awka, for the former governor.
Around 3pm, he left for the airport and flew to Lagos state on his way out of the country.
He was believed to be heading to the US.
However, while he was going through immigration formalities, officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) informed him that there was an instruction to stop, arrest and hand him over to the EFCC.
At this point, Obiano reportedly reached for his bag and produced a court order stopping the EFCC from arresting him.
IgbereTV could not confirm if the EFCC was aware of this order.
The DSS officials were said to have advised Obiano to present the order to the anti-graft agency instead.
