The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) grilled the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Mrs. Yewande Sadiku, for about nine hours today -Monday.
The technocrat, who arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency at about 11am on Monday, is being grilled by a team of operatives of the commission over wide ranging corruption issues.
A source familiar with the investigation disclosed that the NIPC boss is being questioned for abuse of office, bordering largely on contract fraud running into several millions of Naira and unearned frivolous allowances.
“She is cooperating with interrogators and has volunteered statement but there is still a lot of grounds to be covered, ” the source said.
When contacted, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed her presence in the commission but declined further comment.
The NIPC boss whose tenure expires in September this year, was in custody of the EFCC till Monday evening, as there were still many questions left unanswered.
