Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation(HOSOF), Mr Steve Oronsaye has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). Oronsaye was arrested last night,and taken into custody over allegation of corruption and obtaining money by false pretence. Oronsaye who is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24 counts of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Abuja, is alleged to have abused his position as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and obtained the sum of N240million from the Central Bank of Nigeria under the guise of assistance to the Committee without the knowledge of other committee members and proceeded to convert the said sum to his personal use.
