Chief Chibudom Nwuche, a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N5.6billion contract scam.
According to a report on The Punch, Nwuche was detained after responding to the anti-graft agency’s invitation on Monday, July 25.
His arrest comes in connection with alleged contract scams from the Kingsley Kuku-led Presidential Amnesty Office.
EFCC arrests ex-deputy speaker and a leader of the APC, Chibudom Uwuche for an alleged N5.6bn contract scam during his time at the PDP
Detectives at the EFCC claim that Nwuche helped Kuku to launder N2.8billion 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.”
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.
Nwuche was still being quizzed by detectives of the EFCC as of 8pm on Monday, July 25.
He served at the lower legislative chamber between 1999 and 2003 as a legislator under the Peoples Democratic Party.
Nwuche also served as the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP under the leadership of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
He dumped PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the 2015 general poll.
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