EFCC arrests former NSPMC MD

The Economic and financial crimes commission has 'picked' the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Ehi Okomoyon.

Ehi was arrested for his involvement in a controversial contract awarded for the printing of polymer currency notes to an Australian firm.

There were reports that Okomoyon resigned from the NSPMC after several billions of N1000 banknotes worth N2.1 billion suddenly disappeared under his watch.

The contract was awarded when Prof. Charles Soludo was still the CBN governor that's between 2006 and 2008.

Ehi was arrested yesterday(sunday) and is currently undergoing interrogation at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.