Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences.
A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorised to comment publicly on the matter, revealed on Wednesday that Abdullahi was apprehended in Abuja and is currently being held by the commission.
According to the source, the investigation involves an alleged fraud amounting to about N500 billion.
“We have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences. He was arrested in Abuja and is currently in our custody. The case involves about N500bn,” the source said.
Attempts to get an official confirmation from the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached at 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.
More details are expected to emerge later.
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