SAN FRANCISCO, January 29, (THEWILL) – An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, a deputy detective superintendent (DDS), has been arrested for offences bordering on extortion, influence peddling and personation.
The officer was arrested 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 10 live ammunitions.
His modus operandi, according to the EFCC, included dropping the names of ranking officers of the Commission, claiming he was acting on their behalf.
A sheer containing seven of such names was recovered in his house.
