Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, is already being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged fraud.
Babachir who is spending his second day in the custody of the anti-corruption agency was arrested at about 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Acting Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr Samin Amaddin, confirmed Babachair’s arrest.
According to him, the former SGF was being investigated for alleged N223 million fraud.
It would be recalled that the ad-hoc committee set up by the Senate on humanitarian crisis in the North East, announced his alleged involvement in the fraud.
The committee, on December 14, 2016, disclosed that he was involved in the award of a grass-cutting contract to his company for the clearing of “invasive plant species” in Yobe State, through the Presidential Initiative on Northeast (PINE).
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N570 million was said to have been spent to cut the grass.
Following the indictment, a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe his case and that of Ambassador Ayo Oke of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, who was involved in another financial scam.
The Osinbajo panel found Babachir Lawal guilty and made recommendations to President Buhari.
In the execution of the recommendations by the panel, Buhari sacked Lawal.
His sack led to the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Mustapha was the director general of the Nigeria inland Waterways.
