The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja.
Though details of the probe are still sketchy, our correspondent gathered that the NSCDC officers were handed over to the EFCC on Monday on the order of the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi.
Impeccable sources privy to the development but who were not authorised to speak to the press revealed that the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had earlier written a letter to the NSCDC CG, demanding the officers’ release for interrogation.
A source revealed, “Six senior NSCDC officers are currently in our custody. They’re being grilled by our investigators over alleged fraudulent activities running into over N6bn.”
“The EFCC Chairman had earlier written to the NSCSC CG to provide the officers, and the CG did. Now they’re in our custody and are being grilled by EFCC interrogators.”
The spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comments on Monday as phone calls and text messages to his phone lines were not responded to nor returned.
Meanwhile, when contacted for comments, the spokesperson for the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, said he was not aware of the development.
“I’m not aware of this,” Afolabi said in a terse WhatsApp message sent to our correspondent on Monday.
It’s very unfortunate that this is happening when people are fighting and struggling to breathe but ogas are busy stealing the money meant for the welfare packages of the officers. They keep singing the welfare of the personnel is their top most priority rather empoverishing is what they get in return. Staff promoted some years now could not get their promotion areas, those transferred could not be paid their allowances and personnel keep sponsoring themselves for trainings and other critical courses for national services. It’s quite embarrassing and disgraceful. All should fear Allah and give back to people what is due to them else Allah’s wrath awaits you all. Pay them all their dues and let them breath freely. Fear Allah Fear Allah Fear Allah for Allah loves those who fear Him and repent.