The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday evening released Willie Obiano, a former governor of Anambra State, on an administrative bail.
A source at the commission told this newspaper that Obiano was freed at 5:45pm and his passport was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of his bail conditions.
Obiano, was arrested on Thursday night by the EFCC at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, hours after he left office and handed over to the new Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo.
He was reportedly on his way to the United States of America when he was apprehended.
He was subsequently transferred to the headquarters of the commission, where he was quizzed for days over alleged mismanagement of N5 billion Sure-P money, N37 billion security vote, withdrawn in cash, as well as some inflated contracts.