Why we arrested Atiku’s son-in-law, by EFCC | Nairalaw

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) said it
had begun investigation of alleged money-laundering by the Finance
Director of Atiku Abubakar’s group of companies, Alhaji Babalele
Abdullahi.

Acting Spokesman of EFCC, Mr Tony Orilade, stated this in Abuja
on Monday and confirmed to News Agency of Nigeria that Abdullahi
was in the commission’s custody.

“We are investigating a case of money laundering against
Abdullahi.

“We shall speak at the appropriate time,” Orilade said.

He declined to disclose the figure involved in the laundering
allegation against Abdullahi, but NAN investigation revealed that
it was about 150 million Euros.

Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the
just-concluded Presidential election, few days ago raised an alarm
over the arrest of Abdullahi by EFCC operatives, who invaded his
residence.

In a statement in Abuja by his Media Aide, Mr Paul Ibe, the
former Vice President alleged that in a “desperate move” to make
him concede and congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari, EFCC
invaded the Maitama residence of Abdullahi.

“The EFCC agents numbering about two dozen came in two regular
vehicles, an 18-seater Toyota bus with registration number Abuja CS
522 RSH and a Hilux van.

“They came with a warrant to search the house and office of
Abdullahi and found nothing incriminating.

“They then proceeded to his office at Oakland Centre in Maitama
and found nothing incriminating there.

“However, they took away some documents of landed property. Not
done, the EFCC officials stormed his Wuse residence where they
again found nothing incriminating after searching.

“Afterwards, Abdullahi was taken away to the EFCC office in Wuse
to make a statement,” Abubakar said.