An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrahman Mohammed Biu, a Deputy Detective Superintendent, has been arrested for offences bordering on extortion, influence peddling and personation.
Biu was arrested on January 25, 2016 following intelligence report alleging that he extorted a whopping sum of $150,000 from some military officers on the pretext that he would help give them a soft landing in the ongoing investigation into the arms deal scandal involving $2.1 billion.
Upon his arrest, a search was executed on his residence in Abuja, where the following items were recovered: $20,000 cash; N500,000 cash; two police uniforms bearing his name with the ranks of Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent; Police warrant card No: 27/2014, with the rank of DSP allegedly obtained from Kano Constabulary office; documents relating to military arms investigation; and account information of several senior military officers.
A search of his car parked in the premises yielded the following items: unbranded pistol with a magazine and 10 live ammunitions.
Biu’s modus operandi includes dropping the names of ranking officers of the Commission and claiming he was acting on their behalf.
A paper containing seven of such names was recovered in his house.
The suspect has made useful statement, while investigation continues, the EFCC said in a statement on Friday.
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