Boco Edet
5 November 2009
Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a fresh investigation against the Registrar of the National Examination Council,Prof Promise Okpala, over an alleged N5billion scam.
A source in the commission said some operatives swooped on the Minna headquarters of the examination body on Tuesday and arrested its Director of Finance, Mr. Ishola Isaac.
Ishola was seized after they could not locate Okpala.
The investigators, it was further learnt, also arrested and grilled for several hours one Mr. Sina Adetona, described as an assistant director in the registrar's office.
"I can assure you that we are determined to get to the bottom of this case. Anybody found culpable will be charged to court," the source said.
The EFCC had in June quizzed five top officials of the examination body over the scam.
Those quizzed include: Dr. Nasir Dantiye (Director of Corporate Support Services); Mr. Isaac Ishola (Director, Accounts/Finance); Gladys Iyabo Akinkuole (Director, Exams Development) and Adolph Nweke (Director, Quality Assurance).
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