Ita Ekpenyong, a former director-general of the Department of State Services, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Ekpenyong, who led DSS between 2010 and 2015, was moved to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja following a raid on his home earlier Thursday.
The EFCC has been attempting to search Ekpenyong’s home and possibly arrest him to face charges for alleged arms procurement fraud, but the moves were frustrated by Lawal Daura, the ousted former DG of DSS.
But he was finally taken into custody on Thursday after the EFCC successfully raided his residence in upscale Asokoro, Abuja after DSS officials that had for months blocked EFCC from doing so stood down at the orders of the new DG of the agency, allegedly following Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s intervention.
He is being held at the EFCC’s headquarters, according to government sources.
