Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering involving more than N500 billion.
According to reports, the arrest was carried out in Abuja on Wednesday as investigators intensified scrutiny of financial transactions linked to the alleged fraud.
A source familiar with the development disclosed that the Energy Commission chief is currently being held in EFCC custody and is undergoing interrogation by investigators handling the case.
The development comes shortly after the conviction of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was sentenced to 75 years imprisonment over a N33.8 billion fraud case linked to power sector projects.
Sources quoted in media reports alleged that the ongoing investigation involves financial transactions running into hundreds of billions of naira allegedly connected to Abdullahi’s tenure at the commission.
The arrest has drawn fresh attention to activities within Nigeria’s energy sector, especially amid renewed anti-corruption efforts targeting public officials and agencies handling critical infrastructure funds.
As of the time of filing this report, the EFCC had yet to issue an official statement on the matter, while attempts by journalists to obtain comments from EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale were reportedly unsuccessful.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria is the federal agency responsible for strategic energy planning, policy coordination and energy research in Nigeria.
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