Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Agagu's Brother Over N40 Billion Scam

Abuja — Former chief of staff to former Governor Olusegun Agagu of Ondo State, Femi Agagu, has been arrested for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for alleged involvement in the embezzlement of N40 billion belonging to the state government.

The ex-governor's younger brother was said to have arrived Nigeria on Wednesday last week after a long overseas trip and was immediately accosted and whisked away by operatives of the anti-graft agency.

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