A Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Etteh was arrested on Tuesday by the anti-graft agency in Abuja for questioning.
Etteh was elected Speaker in 2007 but resigned only after a few months amid allegations of financial misappropriation.
The former speaker was said to have received N130m through her personal account from Phil Jin Project Limited, a firm which was awarded a N240m contract by the NDDC in 2011.
Details are still sketchy on the issue but She was speaker of the House of Representatives for five months, between June and October, 2007.
Her removal from office bodered on allegation of spending N628m on the renovation of her official residence and that of her deputy.
Mrs Etteh was also accused of purchasing 12 official cars.
These allegation have been disputed by many who say she was removed simply for cultural conflicts.
She is originally from Osun State but her husband is from Akwa Ibom State.
