Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former deputy director with the Police Pensions Office, Mrs C.U. Attang .
Attang , who is a serving? director in the Ministry of Communications, was? arrested by the EFCC as part of the ongoing investigations in to the billions naira scam in the Police Pensions Office.
The EFCC operatives were said to have arrested the director on Wednesday after investigation revealed that?? she was involved in the illegal withdrawal of? several billions of naira.
As at press time the, the director was still being interrogated by the EFCC’s operatives.
The director reportedly issued and authorised the cashing of thousands of cheques running into several billion of naira between 2007 and 2008.
Confirming the development, a source from the EFCC told LEADERSHIP that the direct is still with the commission but declined to give further details.