The immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, is being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged misappropriation of public funds.
Ortom was invited to the zonal office of the EFCC in Makurdi, the state capital, on Tuesday morning for questioning.
The former governor was succeeded by Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who assumed office on May 29, 2023.
Hyacinth had on assumption office, said he met an empty treasury and that Ortom left with all official vehicles in Government House.
