Elumelu allegedly advanced the whopping cash to the suspect in the expectation that he would help to actualize his dream to be the next governor of Delta State.
The suspect is now in custody of the EFCC having been arrested last Friday.
Seized from his high brow Maitama District, Abuja residence were several posh cars valued at millions of naira.
The arrest was triggered by a petition to EFCC by Elumelu.
An EFCC source confirmed the development and said: “The Abuja based multi millionaire was arrested in the evening of January 9 when he turned himself in after the anti- graft agency raided his Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja home in the early hours of same day and executed a search warrant on the property.
“The EFCC had on December 23, 2004 invited the suspect who is a business associate of a National Vice-Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the Commission for questioning, following a petition from Ndudi Elumelu, Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Health, who until recently was governorship aspirant in Delta State.
“The petitioner claimed that the suspect fleeced him of N750million under the guise of helping him to actualise his dream of emerging the flag bearer of the PDP in Delta State.
“The suspect who allegedly flaunted his connection to bigwigs of the PDP at national and state levels, told the petitioner that he needed the money to “persuade the executives of the party”, to support his ambition.
“He however failed to deliver on his promise as the complainant lost the ticket
“The suspect was supposed to report to the EFCC on December 24, 2014 but failed to do so.”
Another source close to the investigation team claimed that the suspect had pleaded for time and promised to report on January 8.
The source added: “When we waited for him on January 8 and he did not report we decided to act, having already secured a warrant for his arrest.
“Several incriminating documents as well as five exotic cars were recovered during the operation that lasted for about two hours.
The suspect was still being grilled by investigators at the Idiagbon House, home of the Operations Department of the EFCC at press time.
No official of the EFCC was willing to speak on camera on the arrest of the suspect as at press time.
Prodded to speak in confidence, one of the top officials said: “It is true that we have arrested the suspect.”
Source: The Nation.
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