The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested the Director of Finance and Account of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Eno Ubi Otu.

A reliable source within the commission who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the development.

Otu was said to have arrived at the headquarters of the commission in the morning on Wednesday but was still being questioned by operatives of the anti-graft agency as of 8.45 pm.

It was gathered that he was being questioned in relation to a case of alleged diversion of over N25bn tax remittances.

The official noted that Otu was arrested as part of a larger investigation of the forensic audit report of the NDDC.

The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached on the telephone for details of the arrest as of the time of filing this report.