The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on allegations of involvement in a N6 billion fraud.
The arrested officers are currently undergoing interrogation at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
Although specifics of the investigation remain unclear, reliable sources, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that the NSCDC officers were handed over to the EFCC on Monday following an order from the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi.
According to the sources, the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had previously sent a letter to the NSCDC CG, requesting the release of the officers for interrogation.
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A source revealed, “Six senior NSCDC officers are currently in our custody. They’re being grilled by our investigators over alleged fraudulent activities running into over N6 billion.”
Confirming the situation, another source clarified, “The EFCC did not arrest the NSCDC CG, neither is he being probed. We only have six senior NSCDC officers in our custody, and they’re being probed over alleged N6 billion fraud.”
“The EFCC Chairman had earlier written to the NSCSC CG to provide the officers, and the CG did. Now they’re in our custody and are being grilled by EFCC interrogators.”
Efforts to reach the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, for comments proved unsuccessful as calls and text messages to his phone went unanswered.
Meanwhile, when contacted, the NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, expressed unawareness of the situation, stating, “I’m not aware of this.”
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