Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged involvement in a massive money laundering scheme reportedly linked to about N500bn.
Findings gathered on Wednesday revealed that Abdullahi was apprehended in Abuja and is currently being held by the anti-graft agency for questioning.
A senior source within the commission, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly on the matter, confirmed the arrest and disclosed that investigations were ongoing.
The source alleged that the case involved financial transactions running into hundreds of billions of naira.
“We have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, in connection with alleged money laundering offences.
He is presently in our custody, and the investigation concerns funds estimated at about N500bn,” the source said.
Efforts to obtain official confirmation from the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as calls and enquiries made to him were not responded to as of the time this report was filed.
President Bola Tinubu had appointed Abdullahi as the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria on October 24, 2023.
The EFCC has yet to release an official statement detailing the circumstances surrounding the arrest or the specific allegations against the agency boss.