A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko is finally in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He is accused of stealing N40bn belonging to the NCS.
The EFCC had been searching for Dikko for months now as his whereabouts remained top secret. But it was learnt that, the former Customs boss, tired of hiding, turned himself in yesterday at the EFCC headquarters and was taken into custody.
An operative at the anti-graft agency, who did not want his name mentioned, said, “You will recall that we have been looking for Dikko for quite some time. He turned himself in around 10am today (Thursday) and he is being quizzed over two key allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, theft, abuse of office and living above legitimate means.
“There is also a further allegation that he diverted over N40bn from the Customs’ coffers. The funds were drawn from the proceeds of the seven per cent cost of collection and one per cent comprehensive import supervision scheme.
“He is being grilled over the source of the funds with which he acquired the mansion valued at over N2bn located at 1, Audu Ogbeh Street, Jabi Abuja.”
Recall that the EFCC operatives had on January 8 raided Dikko’s residence. Dikko is also being probed for N3bn suspiciously spent by the NCS a few days to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
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