$2.1BN palms DEAL: EFCC OPERATIVE ARRESTED FOR gathering N45M BRIBE FROM INDICTED navy officers January 29, 2016 information feedback
EFCC
The monetary and economic Crimes commission has arrested one in every of its operatives, Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, a Deputy Detective Superintendent for allegedly accumulating $150,000 (approximately N45 million) from seven but to be named navy officials currently below research for their involvement within the $2.1 billion fingers procurement fraud.
A announcement issued through EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said Abdulrahman gathered the cash from the indicted army officers with a promise to present them gentle touchdown to escape probe.
The statement said:
“An operative of the monetary and monetary Crimes fee, Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, a Deputy Detective Superintendent, (DDS) has been arrested for offences bordering on extortion, impact peddling and impersonation. The officer become arrested on Monday following intelligence document alleging that he extorted a whopping sum of $a hundred and fifty,000 from some army officers on the pretext that he would help supply them a soft touchdown in the ongoing investigation into the arms deal scandal. Upon his arrest, a seek turned into completed on his residence in Abuja in which the following objects were recovered: $20,000 cash, N500, 000 coins, police uniforms bearing his call with the ranks of Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, Police warrant card No: 27/2014 with the rank of DSP allegedly acquired from Kano Constabulary workplace, files regarding army palms investigation and account records of several senior navy officials. A search of his car parked inside the premises yielded the subsequent gadgets: unbranded pistol with a mag and 10 stay ammunitions. His modus operandi includes losing the names of rating officers of the commission, claiming he became performing on their behalf. A paper containing seven of such names changed into recovered in his house. The suspect has made beneficial statement, whilst research continues.”.
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