
The
immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service
NIS, David Parradang was a guest at the Headquarters of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission EFCC where he was quizzed for 8 hours over
the alleged N650million fees collected from immigration job seekers last
year that led to the death of 16 applicants.
A source at EFCC who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, said the former Immigration boss was invited to explain the
circumstances surrounding the ill fated March 16th immigration
recruitment exercise.
The source also said the immediate past Minister of Interior Affairs,
Abba Moro may also be invited for questioning
“The ex-Comptroller-General came to the EFCC headquarters at about 10am
and as at 6pm, he was yet to leave. Upon arrival, he was ushered into
an office to meet with a team of investigators, who insisted on a
written statement. Parradang was invited by the EFCC to explain the
circumstances behind the fees charged, the law backing it, the account
where the money was paid into, what the cash was used for and the
balance.
This is just the first step in the ongoing probe of the jobs scandal. We
are going to invite officials of the Ministry of Interior and the
Prison and Immigration Board and the company engaged for the
recruitment. A verification of the company is already done at the
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). We may also interact with Abba Moro
if it becomes expedient to do so. But at present, we are grilling
Parradang. We did not receive any petition from any person or group.
This commission went into the case on merit.We have been on it for a
while.”he said