Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission don arrest Mustapha Abdullahi, director-general of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, over alleged money laundering wey involve more than N500 billion.
According to TheCable, dem arrest Abdullahi for Abuja on Wednesday and e dey currently for EFCC custody for further investigation.
Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, no pick call when we try reach am for comment.
President Bola Tinubu don appoint Abdullahi as DG and CEO of the commission for October 2023. Before that appointment, Abdullahi work for more than 10 years for Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
For December 2025, Network Against Corruption and Drug Trafficking, a civil society organisation, petition Tinubu, EFCC, and ICPC over alleged corruption inside the commission. NACAT accuse the ECN DG of engaging in what dem call a well-coordinated and brazen scheme wey involve illegal award and payment of solar streetlight contracts worth hundreds of millions to five companies wey allegedly owned and controlled by the same individuals.
The CSO allege say all the five companies register for one week for late October and early November 2023, share similar addresses for Abuja, and allegedly get the same directors. NACAT also allege say Nigeria procurement laws dem brazenly violate for the award of the contracts, and the action na betrayal of public trust.
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