The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating a case of \u20ac150 million money laundering allegation against Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi, a Finance Director of Atiku Abubakar\u2019s group of companies, sources have disclosed.
\nThe source who craved anonymity said that the case was ongoing and that Abdullahi \u201cmay be released soon\u201d.
\nThe sources said the money, about N61.4 billion came in before the election
\nAbdullahi, also Atiku\u2019s son-in-law, was arrested on Saturday by EFCC operatives at his Maitama residence.
\nNAN reports that Abubakar, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate at the just concluded Presidential election raised an alarm over the arrest.
\nAtiku\u2019s media Aide, Mr Paul Ibe, alleged that the arrest was part of a \u201cdesperate move\u201d to make Atiku concede and congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari, the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at about 8.30 a.m. on Saturday invaded the Maitama residence of Abdullahi.
\n\u201cThe EFCC agents numbering about two dozens came in two regular vehicles, an 18-seater Toyota bus (registration Abuja CS 522 RSH) and a Hilux van.
\n\u201cThey came with a search warrant to search the house and office of Abdullah and found nothing incriminating.
\n\u201cThey then proceeded to his office at Oakland Centre in Maitama and found nothing incriminating there.
\n\u201cHowever, they took away some documents of landed properties. Not done, the EFCC officials stormed his Wuse residence where they again found nothing incriminating after the search.
\n\u201cAfterwards, Abdullahi was taken away to the EFCC office in Wuse to make a statement alongside Mr. Lawan Ayuba.\u201d
\nWhen NAN reached out to the Acting Spokesman of the EFCC, Mr Tony Orilade, he said that \u201cyes, he is with us.
\n\u201cWe are investigating a case of money laundering against Abdullahi.
\n\u201cWe shall speak at the appropriate time, \u201d Orilade said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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