According to one of the sources, Ishaku was facing at least fifteen counts of charges, and once the evidence against him was gathered, he would be charged and put on trial.

Darius Ishaku, the former governor of Taraba State, has been placed under arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of N27 billion fraud.

Prominent commission sources attested to the fact that the former governor was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency on Friday and remained there as of Friday night.

According to one of the sources, Ishaku was facing at least fifteen counts of charges, and once the evidence against him was gathered, he would be charged and put on trial.

Ishaku, a Peoples Democratic Party member, led Taraba State as governor from May 2015 until May 2023.

Three officials who worked under his administration were also detained by the anti-graft agency in May 2021 on suspicion of participating in a N21 billion fraud.

The Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs employed a permanent secretary, a director of finance and accounting, and a cashier as state officials, it was discovered.

Further information was obtained indicating that checks totalling at least N10 million were used to remove alleged embezzled public cash from the state’s accounts during the Ishaku administration.