Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two serving commissioners in Enugu State in connection with investigations into the $115m (N23bn) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.
The Punch reports that the Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Charles Egumgbe, who was the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign office in the state during the 2015 polls, and the Commissioner for Tourism, Rita Mba, was the secretary were arrested by the EFCC.
The chairman of the PDP in the state during the 2015 elections, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, was also arrested by the anti-graft agency over the matter.
EFCC zonal head, South-East zone, Mr. Johnson Babalola, confirmed the arrests while addressing journalists in Enugu on Wednesday.
According to him, the arrested individuals were detained and later released on bail.