THE Economic and Financial and Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the successful transfer of N216.66 million by a syndicate from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) into an illegal account opened in the name of a company using the Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos branch of a new generation bank.
In addition to probing the account, EFCC will also investigate the role of the Police High Command in the matter.
According to reports, the real owner of the Ibadan based company, Citadel Concepts Limited, whose company name was used to open the illegal account, sent a petition to the Police which was treated lightly before he forwarded a petition to the office of Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo who directed EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, to look into the matter.
A source at the commission confirmed that several people connected with the opening and operation of the account have been interrogated, even though investigation is ongoing.
Another source said many officials of these organisations were quizzed while forensic analysis of specimen of signatures used in opening the account has been carried out.
The role of the police in an earlier petition to the office of the Inspector General of Police is also under scrutiny as a result of allegations made against the police in the cause of investigations by the commission.
For instance, part of the document submitted to the EFFC for investigation was to unravel why the police declined requests for the release of the case file to the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution and the trial of the petitioner for false information under the penal code.
The anti graft agency would also unravel how far the police has gone in the arrest and interrogation of some highly placed people mentioned in the petition sent to it.
(Daily Sun)
(Daily Sun)
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