OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving an estimated N500bn.
A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly on the matter, disclosed on Wednesday that Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja and is currently being held in the custody of the commission.
According to the source, investigators are probing alleged financial transactions linked to funds said to amount to about N500bn.
“We have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, for money laundering offences,” the source said.
“He was arrested and is currently in our custody. The money is to the tune of N500bn.”
Efforts to obtain official confirmation from the spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had appointed Abdullahi as Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria on October 24, 2023.
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