The South East Revival Group (SERG) on Tuesday, November 2 2021, has stated its own reason why the Anambra state-born entrepreneur and philanthropist, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana was quizzed by the officers of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The group in the statement signed by its President, Chief Willy Ezugwu alleged that Cubana is being targeted because of the November 6 Anambra governorship election.
Recall Obi Cubana was invited by the EFCC on Monday over allegations bordering on alleged tax evasion and money laundering.
However, the statement queried the rationale behind Obi Cubana’s arrest, alleging that sons and daughters of the Southeast have been targeted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
The group, which demanded that the Buhari’s administration should “leave Igbos alone”, claimed that the Federal Government has been protecting some individuals, including a “police officer wanted for corruption in the United States and some Bullion Van tycoons in Nigeria”, while others are being targeted.
SERG’s statement partly read, “In recent times, former Governor Peter Obi and former Secretary to the Federal Government, Ayim Pius Ayim, have been targeted by anti-corruption agencies all of a sudden because of their possible emergence as presidential candidates in their party to challenge the status quo.
“So, such anti-Igbo phantom allegations, like the ones against Obi Cubana, are not new.
“We recall that Ifeanyi Ubah of Capital Oil was arrested and detained by the federal government based on suspicion of committing financial fraud, even when it was the Federal Government that was owing him.
“Despite the long years of neglect of the SouthEast region, self-made Igbo sons and daughters are now being subjected to all manners of media trials while others who are reasonably suspected of having committed deafening financial crimes are working free on the streets because they’re not Igbos.
“We strongly believe that Obi Cubana is targeted because of the Anambra State governorship election on November 6 due to his popularity. They want to take him out of the state and embarrass him.”
The group, however, demanded immediate and unconditional release of Obi Cubana from the EFCC custody without any further delay.
