The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday evening rearrested a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye, for alleged corruption and obtaining money by false pretence, otherwise known as 419.
The rearrest came about eight months after a federal court in Abuja ordered him released from detention after he was docked for alleged N6.2 billion fraud.
EFCC sources said Oronsaye was picked up from his Abuja residence at about 4.30 pm Tuesday concerning a different case.
The ex-HoS who is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24-count charge of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Abuja, is alleged to have abused his position as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and obtained a sum of N240 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria in the guise of assistance to the Committee without the knowledge of other committee members and proceeded to convert the said sum to his personal use.
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