Senior EFCC operative arrested for extortion

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(Nigeria) An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrahman Biu, a Deputy Detective Superintendent, DDS, has been arrested for
offences of extortion, influence peddling and personation.
The officer, it was gathered arrested on January 25, 2016 following intelligence report that he extorted the sum of $150,000 from some  Military officers on the pretext that he would help give them a soft landing in the ongoing  investigation into the arms deal  scandal.
It was learned that upon his arrest, a search was executed on his residence in Abuja where the following items were recovered, including $20,000 cash, N500, 000 cash, two police uniforms bearing his name with the ranks of Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, Police warrant card No: 27/2014 with the rank of DSP allegedly obtained from Kano Constabulary office, documents relating to military arms investigation and account information of several senior military officers.
It was further gathered that a search of his car parked within the premises was found to contained unbranded pistol with a magazine and ten live ammunition.
Biu's modus operandi , it was learned includes dropping the names of ranking officers of the Commission, claiming he was acting on their behalf.
A paper containing seven of such names was recovered in his house, it was learned.
He is said to have made useful statement, while investigation continues.

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