The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), over allegations of misappropriating funds earmarked for the maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries.
Kyari, who had been on the commission’s watchlist, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, around 3 p.m. on Wednesday and was immediately taken in for questioning.
“Kyari is in our office. He’s currently being interrogated by our investigators,” a senior EFCC source confirmed to Paparazzi Online late Wednesday. The source added, “The probe is concerning the misappropriation of maintenance funds for the refineries while he was NNPCL’s boss.”
According to insiders, the alleged misappropriated funds run into billions of Naira.
This latest development follows an order by a Federal High Court in Abuja, which earlier froze all bank accounts linked to Kyari at the request of the EFCC.
When contacted for official comments, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale did not respond to inquiries as of press time.
