The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), over alleged money laundering offences involving more than N500 billion.
Abdullahi was picked up in Abuja on Wednesday and is currently in EFCC custody for further investigation.
The arrest follows a petition filed in December 2025 by civil society organisation Network Against Corruption and Drug Trafficking (NACAT), which accused Abdullahi of a “well-coordinated and brazen scheme” involving:
-The illegal award of solar streetlight contracts worth hundreds of millions to five companies allegedly owned and controlled by the same individuals
-All five companies were reportedly registered within a single week in late October and early November 2023
-The companies allegedly shared the same Abuja addresses and directors
-Nigeria’s procurement laws were brazenly violated in the award process
