The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have spent the course of two days quzing one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ally, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babagana Kingibe.
The former SGF was quizzed on Wednesday and Thursday last week by a special team of the anti-graft body.
In a report published by Premium Times, a security official, who declined to be named reportedly said the politician was interrogated at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
Mr. Kingibe headed a presidential panel that reviewed the operations of Nigeria’s prime intelligence outfit, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
President Muhammadu Buhari had in November last year empaneled the four-member committee in the wake of scandals rocking the intelligence agency.
Mr. Kingibe was invited by the EFCC to explain his roles in alleged financial scandals during the assignment.
Dauda Mohammed, who acted as the DG of the agency during the time of the assignment had alleged that Mr. Kingibe used his position to extort money from the agency.
He told a House of Representatives committee probing alleged $44 million said to be missing from the NIA’s vault that he was put under pressure by Mr. Kingibe to make agency funds available to him.
The House committee had directed the EFCC to investigate the allegations made against Mr. Kingibe and his panel.
On Wednesday, Mr. Kingibe appeared before the investigators, who grilled him on the wide-ranging allegations before they allowed him go home to return the next day.
Mr. Kingibe reportedly denied benefiting from the NIA or interfering with its activities, as alleged by Mr. Mohammed.
On his return Thursday, the former NIA official was confronted with Mr. Mohammed who was asked to put his allegations before the man he accused.
Mr. Mohammed reportedly reeled out the allegations against Mr. Kingibe, who denied most of them.
“He however admitted collecting N1.5 million weekly from the NIA in lieu of accommodation, aside feeding provided by the agency” the source said.
Mr. Kingibe also reportedly consented to Mr. Dauda’s accusation of him travelling to Bauchi with NIA vehicles and security guard.
