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 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A former official in Nigeria's junta has been detained as part of a corruption probe in what authorities said Thursday was the first arrest and questioning of a top official in the former ruling military regime.
Police last week arrested Mohammed Marwa, a governor of Lagos during dictator Sani Abacha's 1993-1998 rule. He is being held for questioning as part of a probe into state money suspected of being looted by Abacha, said Osita Nwaja, a government spokesman.
Marwa, who has said he plans to run for president in Nigeria's 2007 elections, could not be reached for comment.
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