A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief
Chibudom Nwuche, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, for an alleged N5.6bn contract scam.
Nwuche, who served at the lower legislative chamber between
1999 and 2003, was detained after responding to an EFCC
invitation on Monday.
The suspect, who also served as the Deputy National Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur, allegedly got three contracts from the Kingsley
Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office.
Detectives at the EFCC, however, told a Punch correspondent that
Nwuche, who had since defected to the All Progressives Congress,
allegedly helped Kuku to launder N2.8bn under the guise of
sending ex-militants for training in 2012.
A source at the commission said, “Nwuche is being investigated
over an alleged N5.6bn contract which his company, Foundation
For Youth Development, allegedly received from the Kingsley
Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office.
“He allegedly got three contracts from the Amnesty Office in 2012
for the training of ex-agitators in Malaysia. Up till now, nothing
was done about the contract yet, he collected N2.8bn,” an
investigator said.
According to the detective, the money was allegedly laundered
through some companies, individuals and bureau de change
operators back to Kuku, through a front who is also being
investigated by the EFCC.
As of 8pm on Monday, Nwuche was still being quizzed by
detectives.
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