Anti-graft agency, EFCC is currently investigating a former top official of a commercial bank in Nigeria.
Tunde Ayeni
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have
arrested and detained Tunde Ayeni, a former chairman of Skye Bank, over
allegations that he bribed a former minister of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed, to acquire 54 plots of land in Abuja,
the Nigerian capital.
Two EFCC sources told SaharaReporters that Mr. Ayeni was arrested
yesterday and has remained in detention because he was initially
uncooperative.
One of our sources added that Mr. Ayeni is also being investigated
for playing roles in several other deals involving former First Lady
Patience Jonathan and a former head of state, Abubakar Abdulsalam, who
co-owns a telecommunications company with the former banking executive.
Sources disclosed that Mr. Ayeni was still undergoing interrogation
and may remain in detention as investigators work hard to unearth his
many deals.