EFCC Arrests Energy Commission DG Mustapha Abdullahi Over ₦500 Billion Fraud

Energy Commission DG Mustapha Abdullahi has been arrested by EFCC over ₦500 billion fraud.

Philips News reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mustapha Abdullahi, the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, over an ongoing probe into a N500 billion fraud linked to him.

He was appointed as DG of the energy commission by President Bola Tinubu on October 24, 2023.

This online newspaper understands that the Energy Commission DG was arrested by the EFCC on Wednesday.

Abdullahi’s arrest might be linked to a December 2025 petition filed by a civil society group, Network Against Corruption and Drug Trafficking (NACAT), alleging corruption in the energy commission.

EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for official comment on Wednesday as his telephone line was unavailable, and a text message sent to his line was not returned as of press time.