The EFCC released the former governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom After holding him for about ten hours, the anti-corruption agency EFCC in Nig...

 

The EFCC released the former governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom

After holding him for about ten hours, the anti-corruption agency EFCC in Nigeria let Samuel Ortom of the PDP party go. Ortom was the former governor of Benue state.

In a recent event, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) let go of Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State, after holding him for hours.

The news that the agency has detained Ortom has stirred up a lot of debate in the country's political world.

Many people say that the EFCC asked Governor Ortom to answer some questions, but after he spent nine to ten hours at their office in Benue state, they chose to let him go.

The governor's party, the PDP, was happy to hear that Ortom had been freed. In a statement, the PDP said it was happy with how brave and courageous Ortom was whenever he faced problems.

The PDP kept praising the EFCC for letting him go, saying that this shows more courage in making sure that government offices in the country are honest and trustworthy.

Even though the details of the EFCC's call to Governor Ortom and the reason for his release have not been made public, this is happening at a time when the EFCC is making more efforts to fight corruption in Nigeria.

The agency has been looking into and catching important people who are thought to have laundered money.

Samuel Ortom, a well-known member of the PDP, was governor of Benue state from 2015 to 2023. During his time, he had to deal with many problems, such as the conflict between farmers and herders that plagued the state.

Even though this was a problem, Ortom kept talking about problems of governance in the state and in the country as a whole.

The fact that the EFCC let Governor Ortom go after questioning him shows that the accusations against him may not be backed up by solid proof.

But the EFCC is still looking into it, and there may be more news in the future.

As news of Governor Ortom's release spread, political analysts and Nigerians in general have been keeping a close eye on anything that could affect the political scene or attempts to fight corruption in the country.