EFCC: Mohammed Biu was arrested for collecting N45m bribe from indicted military chiefs
Mohammed Biu,
a Deputy Detective Superintendent at the Commission, was said to have
promised to help the military officers escape the arms scam probe.
According to a statement by the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, documents relating to the ongoing arms scandal investigation were recovered from the suspect.
The statement said: “An
operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrahman
Mohammed Biu, a Deputy Detective Superintendent, (DDS) has been arrested
for offences bordering on extortion, influence peddling and
impersonation.
“The officer was arrested
on Monday following intelligence report alleging that he extorted a
whopping sum of $150,000 from some military officers on the pretext
that he would help give them a soft landing in the ongoing
investigation into the arms deal scandal.
“Upon
his arrest, a search was executed on his residence in Abuja where the
following items were recovered: $20,000 cash, N500, 000 cash, two police
uniforms bearing his name with the ranks of Deputy Superintendent and
Assistant Superintendent, Police warrant card No: 27/2014 with the rank
of DSP allegedly obtained from Kano Constabulary office, documents
relating to military arms investigation and account information of
several senior military officers.
“A
search of his car parked in the premises yielded the following items:
unbranded pistol with a magazine and 10 live ammunitions.
“His modus operandi includes dropping the names of ranking officers of the commission, claiming he was acting on their behalf.
"A paper containing seven of such names was recovered in his house.
"The suspect has made useful statement, while investigation continues.”
President Muhammadu Buhari had
ordered the EFCC to probe top military chiefs, both retired and those
still in service over the misappropriated $2.1 million meant for the
procurement of arms for the military in the fight against Boko Haram.
The fund was allegedly diverted by former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Sambo Dasuki, and shared to politicians, political parties and military chiefs.
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