EFCC officials on Tuesday stormed Okorocha's residence to arrest him in connection with an investigation.
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has attributed the siege to his Abuja home by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security operatives as an attempt to stop him from attending the presidential screening of the All progressives Congress (APC).
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that EFCC officials on Tuesday stormed Okorocha's residence to arrest him in connection with an investigation.
The EFCC operatives were seen in a video parading the premises of the former governor. They insisted that Okorocha, who is seeking to contest the presidential election on the platform of the APC, should submit himself for arrest or honour a long-standing invitation to their office.
Reacting, Okorocha alleged that the arrest was to make him miss the presidential screening and subsequently lose out on the race, Politics Nigeria reports.
Speaking to journalists at his Maitama residence, he called on the Nigerian populace to come to his aid.
He noted that he never received any invitation or got court summons from any quarters.
“Frankly speaking, the situation I find myself in is a situation of what I call hostage. Policemen and EFCC operatives are currently in my compound and they want to possibly whisk me away… my gate is blocked.
“All I am asking for now is to allow me to go for my screening because I am a Presidential aspirant and our election comes up on Sunday. If I am not allowed to go for this screening, I might miss it,” he said.