A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, is reportedly under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.
It was learnt that Ekpendu is being questioned over allegations of involvement in a case of procurement fraud and diversion of public funds.
The former Prison boss, who was said to have arrived at the headquarters of the Commission at about 10 am Wednesday, willingly responded to an invitation by the anti-graft agency.
Although details of the case against Mr. Ekpendu were sketchy as of the time of filing this report, sources said four companies belonging to him were allegedly fingered in suspicious payments over contracts executed for the Correctional Service.
It is unclear when the contracts were executed and payments made. Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Act forbids the country’s public office holders from running private businesses while in office.
The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that Ekpendu was invited and was being interrogated by operatives. He, however, declined further comments when pressed for details of the allegations against the retired official.
