The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, over an alleged money laundering investigation involving more than N500 billion.
The arrest, which reportedly took place in Abuja on Wednesday, comes shortly after the conviction of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in connection with a N33.8 billion fraud case.
Sources familiar with the development disclosed that EFCC operatives picked up the Energy Commission boss as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected financial transactions linked to the alleged fraud.
A senior source, who spoke on condition of anonymity with Vanguard, confirmed that Abdullahi is currently in the custody of the anti-graft agency and undergoing interrogation.
“He was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday and is in the custody of the EFCC.
“Investigators are grilling him over alleged money laundering involving more than N500 billion, and he is expected to spend the night at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja,” the source stated.
