EFCC Arrests Tinubu’s Director-General Of Energy Commission Over ‘N500bn Fraud’

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly apprehended the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences.

A source within the anti-graft agency, who confided in the press, disclosed the arrest on Wednesday.

The insider confirmed that Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja and is currently in the custody of the commission over alleged fraud involving estimated 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 official said.

The anti-graft commission, however, has not issued any public statement on the development of the time of filing this report.

President Bola Tinubu had on October 24, 2023 appointed Abdullahi as Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.