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 personation.
The
officer was arrested on Monday January 25, 2016 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.
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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