By Soni Daniel

ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, took into custody, a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye, over allegation of corruption and obtaining money by false pretence.

Oronsaye, who is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24 counts of money laundering  before a Federal High Court, Abuja, is alleged to have abused his position as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and obtained the sum of N240 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria under the guise of assistance to the committee without the knowledge of other committee members and proceeded to convert the said sum to personal use.

A top source in the EFCC disclosed that Oronsaye who had been on administrative bail over other financial crimes being prosecuted by the agency, was re-arrested at 4.30 p.m., yesterday.

At press time, he was still being grilled by operatives of the commission. “What we are doing now is simply putting finishing touches. Investigation is almost concluded and the suspect will be charged to court any time from now, “ a source familiar with the case, told Vanguard.