Thenigerialawyer gathered that the anti-graft agency had at its headquarters in Abuja, drilled the caretaker committee chairman over allegations bordering on financial irregularities, abuse of office, criminal diversion of funds, corruptly enriching himself and neglect of his duties among others. Mr. Okereke, who was recently re-appointed as caretaker chairman to the council by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, is also being accused of allegedly siphoning the council’s fund to the tune of over N60m, arising from a monthly payment of N2.5m to his wife, Mrs. Ugochi Okereke for a non-existing “Nkanu West First Lady project”. Sequel to his arrest the EFCC in a petition signed by some former councilors in the local government area, led by Barrister Anayo Agu, had accused Okereke of fraudulently enriching himself to the tune of about N100m, being money allegedly obtained from the council’s bank account without the approval of legislators.]]>