Buhari |
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission have arrested Mr. Mohammed Buhari, an adopted son of a former Head
of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, for an alleged N20m scam.
A source at the EFCC told SHOWBIZPLUSng that the
young Buhari obtained the said N20m from one Mrs. Nwokocha Florence to invest
in an oil and gas business with a promise to make mouthwatering returns to the
lady.
It was gathered that the adopted son of the
former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive
Change in the 2011 elections also promised to pay the lady 30 per cent annual
interest on the N20m.
It was gathered that the relationship between the
two turned sour when Buhari reneged on the agreement to pay the 30 per cent
annual interest on the N20m to the investor said to have been introduced to him
by his accounts officer at ECO Bank.
It was leant that once the money was transferred,
Buhari cleaned out the account but never paid any interest to the woman.
The EFCC source said that Buhari claimed that he
had some problems which emanated from his lost of the bank’s guarantee which he
secured from a new generation bank.
He was said to have explained that the guarantee
was cancelled because the bank felt that the branch from which he secured it
lacked the competence to give it.
Investigation revealed that Buhari was still
being held by the operatives investigating the case at the Lagos office of the
EFCC as of the time of filing this report
When our correspondent contacted the Head of
Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, he confirmed the arrest
but would not give any further details.
He said, “It is true but I don’t have the
details.”
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