Mike Umeh, the vice-president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), was arrested on charges of money laundering on Monday by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC alleges that Umeh was involved in a multi-million dollar embezzlement operation, with complicity in money laundering and misappropriation of public funds amounting to 15 billion naira (approximately $94.8 million).
The arrest also implicates a governor of one of the states in Nigeria. While the EFCC has provided details of the charges, the NFF has refrained from making comments on the ongoing case, emphasizing that the situation does not directly involve the football federation. The NFF spokesperson stated that they are closely monitoring the developments in the case.
