VON DG, Osita Okechukwu In Trouble Over Alleged ₦1.3bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday detained the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu for alleged ₦1.3 billion fraud. .The VPN D-G is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, he was reportedly detained over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds.Okechukwu was said to have arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about 1.30 pm on Saturday to honour an invitation.He was still with operatives of the agency as of the time of filing this report.The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the invitation of the VON chief executive but declined to provide further details.