BREAKING: The EFCC has arrested former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving 27 billion Naira.


BREAKING: The EFCC has arrested former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving 27 billion Naira.

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