Senator Akpabio: Stop the rumour! I was never arrested. I only honour invitation from EFCC.

Barely two hours after spreading of arrest of Senate Minority Leader , a statement has been released immediately to disclaim such rumour and warned those playing with such thing should desist from it. According THE PREMIUM TIMES, the current Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC operatives at about 5.20 pm. Akpabio was being alleged that between January and December 2014, the ex-governor colluded with two of his top aides to steal a whopping N108.1 billion from the state’s treasury. The statement however praised the ex-governor for honouring the invitation of EFCC and stressed that Akpabio was never arrested by EFCC. The statement released read as this: 'Senator Akpabio was called from EFCC to come for explanations and he drove there himself 50mins later so why all the news of arrest?' 'Those who are playing politics with the decision of Senator Akpabio to honour the EFCC invitation must be acting a known script.' 'Senator Akpabio has nothing to hide that's why he walked into EFCC himself this evening to answer questions about his tenure in Akwa Ibom.' 'Senator Akpabio was never arrested. He simply obliged an invitation to come and answer some questions at the EFCC.'