Youths in Imo state, were practically physically restrained from setting on fire a warehouse said to belong to former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, where he is said to have hidden some of the alleged loots he carted away from government, including cash.
The breakthrough that led to the stark discovery, was made by the Jasper Ndubuaku-led Imo State Committee on the Recovery of Moveable Assets belonging to the State Government, on Friday afternoon.
The irate youths who witnessed the discovery of the facility, located along Aba Road, is alleged to be belonging to Nkechi, wife of former Governor, were bent on setting the edifice ablaze, but were prevented by doing so by the committee members who pleaded for calm.
The sealing of the entire area, an estate owned by Mrs. Okorocha, reportedly led to the discovery of the property, a blocks of flats and bungalow allegedly built with state funds and proceeds of corruption, is located in the Akachi area of Owerri, the state capital.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Wednesday confirmed the seizure of assets and properties link to Okorocha, his wife, daughter as well as associates including son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, who served as his Chief of Staff.
A statement by its spokesman, Tony Orilade said: “the marking of the properties which is a fall-out of our painstaking investigation, is as a result of the failure of the suspects to honour the Commission’s invitation for questioning on the propriety of their acquisition.”
