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Emefiele: EFCC raids Dangote Group Headquarters over FX transaction

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly conducted a raid on the head office of the Dangote Group, where they are currently investigating forex allocations to the company during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Workers at the office confirmed the development to The Cable on Wednesday. According to unnamed employees quoted by the news outlet, EFCC officials are currently searching for information related to forex allocations to the company during Emefiele’s term as the CBN governor.

As of the time of reporting, the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, was unreachable for comment on the matter. The Cable cited a Dangote Group employee who mentioned that EFCC operatives requested documents pertaining to forex transactions with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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