Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) yesterday arrested eight consultants allegedly used by the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the past to award multi- million naira contracts.
New Telegraph gathered from highly placed sources at the headquarters of the anti- graft agency in Abuja that the consultants ( names withheld) were arrested over allegations of fraud and infractions in the contracts said to have been awarded by the Amnesty Office under the leadership of Mr Kingsley Kuku, former Special Adviser to ex- President Jonathan on Amnesty Programme.
One of the sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the arrest and interrogation of the suspects, was in continuation of the EFCC’s investigation of the tenure of Kuku, who is outside the country on medical grounds.
Although, details of the alleged infractions by the consultants were still sketchy as at the time of this report, New Telegraph gathered that operatives want the suspects to explain allegations that their companies allegedly performed below requirements.
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