A former Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Malam Ismail Umaru Dikko has been arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
The EFCC officers on Monday stormed the headquarters of Kaduna State Urban Planning Development Agency (KASUPDA) and whisked away Dikko who is now the Director-General of the Agency.
KASUPDA has gained the reputation of Kaduna’s most feared agency due to its demolition of properties across the state.
Dikko served as a Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai before he was elevated to head KASUPDA in 2019.
As reported by Daily Trust, the arrested DG was in a meeting with his staff when officials of the EFCC took over the office premises a few minutes after 10 am.
Eyewitnesses said there was some commotion before the DG entered a black Hilux Toyota vehicle of the EFCC.
Sources said two EFCC officials in suit, with two police officers with rifles, had accompanied the KASUPDA boss into the vehicle.
The source said the staff at KASUPDA had earlier tried to stop the EFCC from leaving with the DG and security at the gate had prevented the car from exiting.
However, the DG had asked the security to open the gate.
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