Anti-graft agency arrests FIRS official for alleged N2b fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Coordinating Director, Support Service Group of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Peter Hena, for an alleged N2.1 billion scam.

Nine officials of the revenue agency were recently interrogated by the anti-graft body in relation to the matter.A source told The Guardian that the director reported at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja yesterday.EFCC’s acting spokesperson, Tony Orilade, confirmed the investigation, but could not authenticate the veracity of Hena’s presence.

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