Sources confirm that Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken a former minister into custody after a dramatic manhunt. The arrest follows a conviction for embezzling public funds during his tenure. Investigators had spent months tracking him through a network of shell companies and offshore accounts.
Documents obtained by this bureau show transfers exceeding $50 million from state contracts to private entities he controlled. The ex-minister, a key figure in the previous administration, had been on the run since the verdict was handed down last week. His sudden disappearance triggered a nationwide alert.
The EFCC cornered him at a nondescript villa in Lagos, owned by a front company. This is not a one-off case. Corruption rings have infiltrated every level of government.
The system is engineered to protect the powerful while the poor suffer. My sources inside the commission say this arrest is just the tip of the iceberg, with at least three other high-profile figures under investigation. The money trail leads to offshore havens and luxury properties in Dubai.
The ex-minister’s conviction is a rare victory, but the battle is far from over. The agencies lack resources, and political interference remains rampant. One insider told me, 'We win a battle here, but the war is endless.
' The public deserves to know who else is implicated. I will keep digging.
