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Nine top FIRS officials in EFCC custody over alleged multi-billion-naira fraud

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Nine senior officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are currently in detention over alleged multi-billion-naira fraud.

The officials, who are being detained by the anti-graft agency (EFCC) in Abuja, include the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) of the FIRS, Mohammed Auta.

Apart from Mr Auta, another director of the agency, Peter Hena, is also alleged to be involved in the scandal.

Read more: Premium Times, April 15, 2019

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