Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Taiwo Oluomo.

He was reportedly arrested Thursday at the Muritala Muhammaed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

As at press time, according  to sources, Oluomo has been taken to the Lagos office of the Commission were he is expected to undergo further questioning.

HorizonTimes reports that the EFCC has been investigating the Assembly under the leadership of Oluomo following alleged financial crimes.

EFCC had invited members of the House of Assembly for questioning, but Oluomo and few others had instituted a case agaunst the EFCC challenging its aauthority to have issued the invitation.

It was reported that the former Deputy Speaker, Dare Kadiri, was the only member who honoured the invitation.

The Assembly has been accussed of forging documents belonginag to a company belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Obasanjo Holdings Limited; and another company belonging to the former Speaker of the House, Sujar Isola Adekunbi; and non existing corporate entities to retire over N700 million meant for the running of the Assembly.  

The Spokesperson of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, was yet to respond to messages sent to him on the details of the arrest, as at press time.

Details later...