The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering offences.
Penpushing reports that a source on Wednesday disclosed that Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) adding that as at the time of filing this report he is in the custody of the commission, adding that the alleged fraud involves funds estimated at N500billion.
“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.
Penpushing further reports that as at the time of filing this report the spokesperson of the commission Dele Oyewale, could not be reach to give details on the development, while it would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had on October 24, 2023 appointed Abdullahi as Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.
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