Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lucy Jumeyi Ogbadu, Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), for her alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy and diversion of public funds to the tune of N23 million.

Her arrest was announced on Thursday by the Commission via its Twitter handle @officialEFCC.4

According to the post on Twitter, Ogbadu was arrested on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following her alleged linkage with Josiah Habu ,the Bayelsa State Director of Bioresources Development Centre, who is being investigated by the EFCC in a case of fraudulent diversion of the sum of N75 million.

Investigations by the EFCC showed that Ogbadu allegedly received the sum of N23million through a bank account belonging to one Esther Habu, Habu’s wife and admitted same in a voluntary statement made to the EFCC.

“Further investigations have also shown that, Esther Habu is one of the contractors with Bioresources Development Centre, Odi, Bayelsa State, and a total sum of N603,000,000.00k has been traced to her, in different deals involving over 20 Directors of Bioresources Development Centres across the country,” EFCC said.

Ogbadu’s linkage with all these scams is being investigated.

She has been duly served with bail conditions while investigations continue.