EFCC discovers $9m cash at Paul Boroh’s residence

Paul Boroh, sacked coordinator of the presidential
amnesty programme for former Niger Delta militants, was arrested by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Monday.

According to THISDAY, he was
picked up by a combined team of operatives from the EFCC and the
office of the national security adviser (ONSA).

The operatives were said to have discovered a total of $9
million in cash at his Abuja residence

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked Boroh last week
and subsequently ordered a probe of the activities of the amnesty
office since 2015 when he was appointed.

THISDAY quoted a senior security agent as saying the former
presidential aide was driven back to his house at about 3am on
Tuesday.

“His home was searched for several hours and about $9 million
cash was discovered in several safe boxes in several parts of the
house,” the security source was quoted as saying.

“The combined team of EFCC and the National Security Adviser
operatives were very thorough with the search. Indeed, at a point,
the operatives broke all the locks in the home including his wife’s
closet. The recovered cash has been deposited at the office of the
NSA.”

Boroh’s sack is said to have been connected to a petition
written against him in August 2017 by the Niger Deltans for
Accountability and Good Governance (NDAGG).

The group had accused Boroh of diverting N70 billion, part of
which was meant for the payment of tuition fees and living expenses
of Niger Delta students in universities within and outside the
country.

Paul Boroh, sacked coordinator of the presidential
amnesty programme for former Niger Delta militants, was arrested by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Monday.

According to THISDAY, he was
picked up by a combined team of operatives from the EFCC and the
office of the national security adviser (ONSA).

The operatives were said to have discovered a total of $9
million in cash at his Abuja residence

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked Boroh last week
and subsequently ordered a probe of the activities of the amnesty
office since 2015 when he was appointed.

THISDAY quoted a senior security agent as saying the former
presidential aide was driven back to his house at about 3am on
Tuesday.

“His home was searched for several hours and about $9 million
cash was discovered in several safe boxes in several parts of the
house,” the security source was quoted as saying.

“The combined team of EFCC and the National Security Adviser
operatives were very thorough with the search. Indeed, at a point,
the operatives broke all the locks in the home including his wife’s
closet. The recovered cash has been deposited at the office of the
NSA.”

Boroh’s sack is said to have been connected to a petition
written against him in August 2017 by the Niger Deltans for
Accountability and Good Governance (NDAGG).

The group had accused Boroh of diverting N70 billion, part of
which was meant for the payment of tuition fees and living expenses
of Niger Delta students in universities within and outside the
country.