Mohammed Umar, a key member of the panel investigating the mismanagement of public funds meant for the war against Boko Haram was recently arrested on the orders of President Buhari.
Umar was arrested last week as operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) raided his Abuja home.
It has been reported that Buhari allowed Umar to be arrest due to his involvement in running a blackmailing and extortion cartel, according to Premium Times.
Sources revealed that the Director General of the SSS, Lawal Daura, had met with Mr. Buhari where he tabled reports of blackmail and extortion by Mohmmed Umar.
“The president became worried and jittery when he was confronted with the way a man he trusted had been behaving,” a presidency source said.
“So he ordered that he should be picked up while the allegations against him are thoroughly investigated,” said an unnamed source.
Documents seized from Mr Umar’s residence during a raid on June 19 included classified documents from the president’s office, details of government transactions from the Central Bank of Nigeria, and details of bank transactions belonging to the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Security sources further disclosed that a document containing details of disbursements made to the Nigerian armed forces and security agencies was also recovered during the raid.