FG orders arrest of CBN official, 2 others over $6.2m fraud
The special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu has requested the Interpol National Central Bureau to place a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff member and two others on its Red Notice.
This follows the discovery of forged documents in the name of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to allegedly steal the sum of $6.23 from the CBN before the 2023 general election.
Earlier on Tuesday, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had told the FCT High Court that the documents used to pay $6.2 million to election observers were forged.
The ex-SGF stated this when he appeared as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, for alleged $6.2 million fraud.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed an amended 20-count charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, and breach of trust among others preferred against Emefiele.
Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), Mustapha denied knowledge of the transaction even after leaving office and he only learnt about it in December 2023.
When he was shown the approval document from the office of the president, Mustapha said, “On the face value of the document, I can say having served five years and seven months, this document did not emanate from the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The Federal Executive Council (FEC) decisions are not transmitted by letters. They are transmitted through extracts after conclusions are adopted.
