Former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, was reportedly seen at the Lagos Directorate 1 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi amid an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct.

A senior source within the anti-graft agency said Okowa’s visit may be linked to the commission’s probe into allegations of abuse of office and the alleged diversion of about ₦1.3 trillion in 13 per cent derivation funds allocated to Delta State between 2015 and 2023.

According to the source, the former governor visited the EFCC office to request the release of his international passport to enable him travel abroad for what was described as urgent medical treatment.

However, it was not immediately clear whether the commission approved the request.

Okowa was first arrested by the EFCC on November 4, 2024, and questioned at the commission’s Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate as part of the investigation.

Efforts to obtain an official response from the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful, as calls to his phone were not answered.