Immediate past Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a report last night said.
“He is being grilled over the 2014 immigration recruitment saga,” Channels TV reported.
It quoted a source in the anti-graft agency as saying that Mr. Moro would be arraigned in court at a later date.
About 20 people died following the stampede during the recruitment exercise.
•Photo shows Abba Moro.
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