EFCC Obtains Warrant to Detain Anyim for 30 Days Over N13bn Contracts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a remand warrant to further detain a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius, who was arrested last Thursday by the anti-graft agency.

Anyim is being investigated for allegedly collecting N520m from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on the eve of the 2015 presidential election.

 He also allegedly awarded contracts worth N13bn to companies he had interests in.

The remand warrant would enable the anti-graft agency to keep Anyim in custody beyond the stipulated time allowed by law.

The move, according to EFCC, is to enable its operatives to conduct proper investigation into how he got the money, what it was used for and who the beneficiaries were.

Apart from allegedly receiving funds from Dasuki, the former SGF was accused of false assets declaration and using proxies and companies in which he had interest to corner contracts from the ecological funds.

The source said Anyim allegedly awarded contracts to some companies linked to him through which ecological funds were diverted.

The companies include: Foundation Years Limited, Precious Integrated, Precious Petroleum, Mak & Mak, Chap Construction, Eldyke Engineering, Pryke Limited, Chipa Nigeria Limited, Prima A11 Limited, Pima International, Chanto Engineering, Ishiagu Microfinance Bank, Mulak Ventures, Vitro Engineering and Tip Top Nigeria.

Source: PUNCH