Dasukigate: EFCC operative in ‘soup’ over N45m bribe

A Deputy Detective Superintendent with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, has been arrested by his agency for allegedly collecting $150,000 (about N45 million) as bribes from some military officers being investigated.

According to Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Biu was said to have promised to give about seven military officers who were being investigated in the $2.1billion arms scandal, soft landing to escape probe.

Uwujaren in a statement said: “An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, Deputy Detective Superintendent (DDS), has been arrested for offences bordering on extortion, influence peddling and impersonation.

“The officer was arrested on Monday following intelligence report alleging that he extorted a whopping sum of $150,000 from some military officers on the pretext that he would help give them a soft landing in the ongoing investigation into the arms deal scandal.

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“Upon his arrest, a search was executed on his residence in Abuja where the following items were recovered: $20,000 cash, N500, 000 cash, two police uniforms bearing his name with the ranks of Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent; Police warrant card No: 27/2014 with the rank of DSP allegedly obtained from Kano Constabulary office; documents relating to military arms investigation and account information of several senior military officers.

“A search of his car parked in the premises yielded the following items: unbranded pistol with a magazine and ten live ammunitions.

“His modus operandi includes dropping the names of ranking officers of the commission, claiming he was acting on their behalf.

“A paper containing seven of such names was recovered in his house.

“The suspect has made useful statement while investigation continues.”

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