The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences.
The detention followed his arrest on Wednesday.
A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, disclosed that the alleged fraud involves funds estimated at N500bn.
The source said he was grilled by investigators till evening over the alleged offence.
Abdullahi, the source said, was detained by the commission as interrogations continue on the matter.
“We have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, for money laundering offences.
“He was arrested and is currently in our custody. The money is to the tune of N500bn. He was quizzed by our interrogators till evening on Wednesday. He has been detained while interrogations will continue tomorrow,” the official said.
Efforts to get confirmation from the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.
President Bola Tinubu had, on October 24, 2023, appointed Abdullahi as Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.
