According to reports, the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) Director of Finance and Account has been detained.
Eno Ubi Otu is currently being questioned by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, according to DailyTrust (EFCC).
According to the Daily Trust, Otu was detained by anti-graft agency investigators at around 11:15am in connection with an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of over N25 billion in tax remittances.
A source at the Commission told the publication that the NDDC official was still with the operatives as at 7:15pm.
Otu’s arrest is reportedly part of a larger investigation of the forensic audit report of the NDDC.