Alhaji Nasiru
Isa, a driver with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
has been apprehended by operatives of the commission for charges related
to criminal breach of trust, attempted theft, conspiracy and
impersonation.
Isa who joined the agency about 18
months ago is seemingly part of the criminal syndicate that attempted to
break into a property sealed by the EFCC with the purpose of doing away
with goods alleged to be proceeds of money laundering.
According to the Head of EFCC Mead Unit,
Wilson Uwujaren, the association who broke into the sealed property
include a mobile police officer, Corporal Aliyu Ismaila, Abubakar
Jibrin, Abdusalam Ado,Ibrahim Babangida, Reuben Dauda, Hyassan Aliyu,
Sani Yusuf and Murtala Mohammed.
“Located in the choice area of Garki,
Abuja, the property is currently under investigation by the agency, and
became a subject of interest, in the aftermath of findings into the N3.9
billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air
Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). The property was also linked to the
wife of the former CDS.
On August 30, 2016 operatives of the
EFCC as part of monitoring activities on the sealed property, had gone
to site to execute a search. However, members of the syndicate took to
their heels on sighting the operatives of the anti-graft agency. A
carpenter, Yakubu Muhammad, who was hired by the syndicate was left
behind and was subsequently arrested by the operatives.
“The carpenter, who has been cooperating
with operatives, confessed that he was not in the know of the illicit
activity, as he was only brought in by the syndicate to assist with the
use of his carpentry tools to break into the property,” Uwujaren
explained.
Investigations by the commission has
shown that personnel in the know about the items was the master planner
of the plan to steal them.
The syndicate involved security
personnel in the plan as they realized they would need to subdue
security. This resulted in Isa being contacted, who in turn contacted
his friend, Ismaila, who is reported to have come to the operation fully
armed.
Nemesis, however, caught up with the group on August 30, 2016 when they were caught while breaking into the property.
According to the report, they would be charged to court as soon as investigations are ended.
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