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Igbinedion arrives, to face EFCC today

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE : "FORMER governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, on Sunday arrived in Nigeria from overseas.

Igbinedion who is presently in Abuja, said he would appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today.

But an official of the EFCC told the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja that although the commission was set to receive the former governor, it would only listen to his defence on the allegations of corruption preferred against him and determine the next step to take."

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