By Emmanuel Nduka
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving about N500 billion.
Sources within the anti-graft agency disclosed on Wednesday that Abdullahi was apprehended in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and is currently being held by the commission for questioning over the allegations.
According to an EFCC source familiar with the investigation, the case centres on alleged financial transactions and suspected laundering of funds estimated at N500bn.
“We have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, in connection with money laundering allegations. He is currently in our custody, and investigations are ongoing. The amount involved is estimated at about N500bn,” the source said.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale ages yet to respond to the matter as of the time of filing this report.
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had appointed Abdullahi as Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria on October 24, 2023.
