The residence of former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko, was on Friday raided by armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Mr. Dikko was not present at his house located at 6, Ahmed Musa Crescent, Jabi, but the operatives, who arrived around 7 a.m., proceeded to raid the house, the News Agency of Nigeria reported.
An armed policeman at the house was quoted as saying that they were deployed to ensure there was no breakdown of law and order.
Mohammed Usman, a relative to the former Customs boss, narrated the ordeal.
“A team of about seven operatives of the EFCC in company with some armed policemen arrived at the residence at about 7am and have been in the house for the past five hours.
“From the information available to me, no search warrant was presented before the commencement of the search.
“As I speak to you, they are currently in my uncle’s bedroom carrying out the search in his absence,” he said.
Mr. Usman faulted the search on the ground that the operation was being carried out in the absence of the former comptroller-general.
“The only people in the house at the commencement of this search and even till now are his children who are below the ages of 18,” he said.
EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said that he had not been informed of the search on the former comptroller -general’s residence.