DAKAR (TrustLaw) - Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has dragged a member of its staff to court for misappropriating funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
David Lohbut, a police sergeant seconded to the EFCC, appeared in court on Monday.
“Trouble started for Lohbut when it was discovered that he investigated an unapproved petition and fraudulently converted N3.8 million ($23,595) to his personal use,” the statement said.
Lohbut was dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force in October after an internal investigation but he pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him by the EFCC.
The case comes at a time when the EFCC is trying to re-establish its image as the leading anti-graft agency in the West African nation.
President Goodluck Jonathan sacked the EFCC boss, Farida Waziri, last week.
Her replacement, Ibrahim Lamorde, has promised to demand more professionalism and integrity from staff in a bid to take the agency to a new level, according to media reports.
(Editing by Rebekah Curtis)
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