Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering involving about N500bn.
A source within the anti-graft agency confirmed on Wednesday that Abdullahi was apprehended in Abuja and is currently being detained by the commission for questioning.
According to the source, the investigation centres on alleged financial transactions linked to funds estimated at N500bn.
“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,” the source said.
Efforts to obtain official confirmation from the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.
President Bola Tinubu had appointed Abdullahi as the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria on October 24, 2023.
The EFCC is yet to officially disclose details of the allegations or possible charges against the commission’s chief.
