Eno Otu’s ‘N25bn fraud’ case worries NDDC

Eno Otu’s ‘N25bn fraud’ case worries NDDC

 

The news of Eno Otu, Director of Finance and Account, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is currently rattling the commission.

Reports surfaced days ago that Otu is being questioned over the alleged diversion of N25 billion in tax remittances.

 

 

Sources revealed that the NDDC account director arrived at the EFCC facility on Wednesday, and he is still being held for interrogation.

The arrest, we gathered, was part of a larger investigation of the forensic audit report of the NDDC. Investigations reveals that some top member of staff of the money spinning commission may also be invited by EFCC following the questioning of Mr. Otu.

 

 

 

Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s spokesperson, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on the arrest when he was contacted.

In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the NDDC’s operations from 2001 to 2019.